The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2025, John Winstanley crossed the line in 1:19:43: 594th of 1,401 men, faster than 58% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran slow: the 1,549 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:53 on Glasgow 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:24v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:44v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 5:46v median −0:04
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.