The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:38 at Cardiff 2026 put Ben Howarth 85th of 528 men in the Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:52 on the median. A harder second half: 3:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:55, was faster than 86% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,764 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 4:19v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:01v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:19v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:36v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:38v median −0:36
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 8:14v median +2:49
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:09v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 5:01v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:55
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.