The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Squance finished 149th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:14:40, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:19 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:20v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:17v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:25v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:09v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 633
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 633 men who finished.