The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Howell finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:03:54 for 63rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:54, ahead of 88% of the field.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:20v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:50v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 3:54v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:58v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:51v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 3:56v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:08v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.