The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Blades finished 1,124th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:35:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:36. Stronger after halfway: 2:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 12:17Running 1 7:14v median +2:24
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:49v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:18v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:38v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:37v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 6:34v median +0:44
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.