The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nikesh Patel finished 565th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:42:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:14. A harder second half: 5:58 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 4:45v median +0:07
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 5:46v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 08 21:41Running 8 7:03v median +1:14
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.