The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James whyte finished 512th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:17:49, faster than 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 355th of 1,401. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both. 0:30 faster than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:17v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:15v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:28v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:38v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 5:37v median −0:13
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.