The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Matthews finished 1,331st of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:53:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:00 slower at Cardiff 2025 than at London 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:19v median +0:29
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 5:36v median +1:03
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Block 03 13:38Running 3 6:14v median +1:24
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Block 04 15:19Running 4 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:35v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:01v median +1:07
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Block 07 14:19Running 7 6:38v median +1:45
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Block 08 22:35Running 8 7:27v median +1:37
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.