The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Routledge finished 492nd of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:34:19.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:09 quicker than the median and 69th of 639. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:45 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:03v median +1:08
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:04v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:52v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:40Running 4 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:16v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:54v median +0:57
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:57v median +1:01
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 7:08v median +1:19
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.