The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Pantling finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2025, in 1:04:37 for 53rd of 1,401 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:53 quicker than the median and 102nd of 1,401. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:59 faster at Cardiff 2025 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:58v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:44v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:45v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 3:56v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:07v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:55v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:39v median −1:11
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.