The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:53 at Cardiff 2025 put richard holden 1,236th of 1,401 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:30. A harder second half: 4:24 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. 7:35 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:51v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 5:11v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:05v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 6:22v median +0:32
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.