The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2025, Sam Bailey crossed the line in 1:17:53: 515th of 1,401 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:36 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 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 9:14Running 1 4:45v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:29v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:47v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:42v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:35v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:26v median −0:24
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.