The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Scammell finished 311th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:22:43, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:26. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:04Running 1 4:44v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:29v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:59v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 5:44v median −0:05
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.