The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Shiel at Cardiff 2026: 1:06:00, 22nd of 466 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:06 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:38, ahead of 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and London Olympia 2026 were 1:16 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:22v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:06v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:22v median −0:45
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 4:25v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:30v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:32v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:08v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:57v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 men who finished.