The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:22 at Cardiff 2026 put Henry howell 250th of 456 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:00. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:07Running 1 5:20v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:00v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 4:53v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:08v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 5:13v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 5:55v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.