The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Kenny finished 442nd of 528 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:43:04.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:56 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:45 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:03Running 1 7:35v median +2:23
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 6:47v median +1:59
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 8:50v median +3:42
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 7:05v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:18v median +2:04
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Block 06 12:47Running 6 9:59v median +4:34
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:59v median +2:08
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 6:32v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.