The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Russell Palmer finished 483rd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:17:03, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:13Running 1 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:21v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:39v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:43v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:41v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 5:39v median −0:11
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.