The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2025, William Clues crossed the line in 1:21:36: 670th of 1,401 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 2:06 on Glasgow 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:21v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:14v median −0:19
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 8:07v median +3:17
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:45v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 5:17v median −0:33
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.