The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2025, Carl Beard crossed the line in 1:21:02: 645th of 1,401 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:57Running 1 4:32v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:12v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:51v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:41v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 5:32v median −0:18
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.