The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Plowman took 3rd of 318 in the 30–34 age group at Cardiff 2025, in 59:49.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:03 quicker than the median and 13th of 1,401. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran slow: the 1,549 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:26 on Belgium 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:50v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:40v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:50v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:45v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:44v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:44v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 4:14v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,393 men who finished.