The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall Robinson finished 1,213th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:39:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:15. A harder second half: 5:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran slow: the 1,549 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:39v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:04v median +0:31
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 5:21v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:17v median +0:19
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 08 20:26Running 8 6:24v median +0:34
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.