The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Smith finished 411th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:27:37.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:37. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field 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. 5:16 faster than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 6:12v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:32v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:41v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:28v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 6:26v median +0:37
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.