The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Powlesland finished 786th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:23:52.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 348th of 1,401. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse 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 9:27Running 1 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:27v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:59v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 9:09v median +3:19
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.