The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2025, Luke McBlain crossed the line in 1:20:15: 615th of 1,401 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:34 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Cardiff. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:49v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:20v median −0:13
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 4:49v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:25v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:11v median −0:39
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.