The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Bale finished 993rd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:30:06.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 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 9:58Running 1 5:06v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:45v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:22v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:30v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:35v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 6:51v median +1:01
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.