The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall Williams finished 270th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:20:24, faster than 58% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:04 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:03 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 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 9:15Running 1 4:22v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:11v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:07v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:15v median −0:34
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.