The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Middleton finished 1,307th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:48:31.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:23. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff cost the whole field time: about 1:50 more than the average race this season, going by 1,549 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:19Running 1 6:19v median +1:29
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 5:52v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:12v median +1:22
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Block 04 15:33Running 4 6:12v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:28v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 6:30v median +1:36
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:32v median +1:39
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 7:57v median +2:07
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.