The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Fairie finished 1,023rd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:31:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 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 9:40Running 1 4:57v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 4:31v median −0:02
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:49v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:00v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:02v 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.