The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Murphy finished 752nd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:23:18.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:22 quicker than the median and 293rd of 1,401. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:59 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. 5:06 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:46v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:28v median −0:05
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Block 03 13:28Running 3 8:19v median +3:29
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:57v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 5:40v median −0:10
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.