The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Howell finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:03:36 for 17th of 456 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:48, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:04v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:04v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:00v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:58v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:13v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 3:52v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:51v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men who finished.