The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Rowe finished 667th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:21:32, faster than 52% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 1:45 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Tom Rowe.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:16v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:08v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:24v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:24v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:26v median −0:27
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 5:19v median −0:31
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.