The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan O'Donoghue finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:05:41 for 45th of 913 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:36, was faster than 96% 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 8:20Running 1 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 3:41v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:06v median −1:01
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:02v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:11v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 3:49v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:38v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 905
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 905 men who finished.