The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fergal Butterly finished 308th of 468 men in the Open division at Dublin 2025, in 1:28:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:35 faster at Dublin 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:39v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:54v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 6:07v median +0:39
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 6:16v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:33v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:28v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 6:24v median +0:50
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 4:34v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 467
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 467 men who finished.