The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Nicholson finished 332nd of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:23:50.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:55 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. Tom Nicholson's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:58v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:30v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:56v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 6:07v median +0:18
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.