The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Dobbs finished 1,220th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:40:29.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 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 10:21Running 1 5:53v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:33v median +1:00
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Block 03 12:10Running 3 6:08v median +1:18
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:00v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 7:59v median +2:09
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.