The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Powell finished 434th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:15:51, faster than 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:40 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:31v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:17v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:37v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:27v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:24v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,393 men who finished.