The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Bridges finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2025, in 1:07:54 for 124th of 1,401 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:16 quicker than the median and 112th of 1,401. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 1:27 on Malaga 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:27v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:00v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:18v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:13v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:07v median −0:43
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.