The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Dowling finished 224th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:17:52, faster than 65% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:34 slower at Cardiff 2025 than at Copenhagen 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:13v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:45v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:39v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 4:52v median −0:57
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.