The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Smith finished 1,117th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:34:54.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 342nd of 1,401. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:36 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 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. That was 30:08 off the time at Hong Kong 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:43v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:40v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 6:02v median +1:12
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:10v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:02v median +1:08
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 7:03v median +1:13
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.