The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:39 at Cardiff 2025 put Paul Woods on the age-group podium: 2nd of 29 in the 55–59 age group.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:27. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both. Paul Woods's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:50v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:29v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:42v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:49v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 5:30v median −0:20
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.