The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Carling finished 975th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:29:36.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:50 quicker than the median and 190th of 1,401. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:02 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cardiff ran slow: the 1,549 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 slower here than at their other races. 3:00 slower than at Karlsruhe 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:53Running 1 7:34v median +2:44
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:35v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 10:17v median +5:24
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:24v median +1:26
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 5:38v median −0:12
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.