The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:19 at Cardiff 2025 put Tom Forbes 1,275th of 1,401 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:18. A harder second half: 2:14 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Tom Forbes.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 6:08v median +1:18
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:30v median +0:57
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:45v median +0:55
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Block 04 16:05Running 4 5:49v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:51v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:52v median +0:58
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:22v median +1:32
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.