The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Thorpe finished 341st of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:24:13.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:07 quicker than the median and 35th of 639. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:00 faster at Cardiff 2025 than at London 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:11v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:27v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:52v median +0:50
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:20v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 6:31v median +0:42
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.