The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Shaun Stephen at Cardiff 2026: 1:04:21, 30th of 528 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:24 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:33, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:29 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:11v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:56v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:10v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:03v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:56v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.