The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Howell finished 133rd of 456 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:48, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,764 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:38v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:46v median +1:00
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:32v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:35v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:35v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:30v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:04v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:08v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
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.