The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:26 at Cardiff 2026 put Steffan Howells 616th of 913 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 4:24 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:51 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:31v median +0:49
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Block 03 16:14Running 3 7:10v median +2:03
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 4:21v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:18v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 4:35v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:09v median −0:38
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 5:09v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
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.