The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Doolan finished 671st of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:21:38, faster than 52% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:46v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:54v median +0:04
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:09v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:02v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:53v median +0:03
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.