The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Friel finished 1,305th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:48:01.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:10. A harder second half: 5:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Cardiff. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:00v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:27v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 5:48v median +0:58
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 5:57v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:17v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:09v median +1:15
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 08 19:16Running 8 7:19v median +1:29
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.