The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Shields finished 818th of 955 men in the Open division at Dublin 2025, in 1:40:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:14. A harder second half: 5:23 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 9:27Running 1 3:56v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:03v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 6:12v median +0:42
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 6:25v median +0:51
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 6:55v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:34v median +1:00
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 6:42v median +1:05
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 4:54v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 953
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 953 men who finished.