The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul O’Hagan finished 486th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:33:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:27. A harder second half: 6:37 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 9:39Running 1 5:04v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:05v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:51v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:06v median +1:09
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 6:00v median +1:04
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 7:57v median +2:08
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.