The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Shepley finished 612th of 639 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:57:24.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:45. The race faded late: the second half went 5:59 worse 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 10:42Running 1 5:56v median +1:01
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:49v median +1:11
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 04 18:58Running 4 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:47v median +1:45
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:33v median +1:36
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Block 07 17:33Running 7 6:17v median +1:21
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Block 08 20:12Running 8 8:27v median +2:38
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.