The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jason Salmon finished 1,015th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:30:54.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:34 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 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. 2:46 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 4:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 4:37v median −0:13
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:19v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 4:54v median −0:56
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.