The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Doherty finished 1,333rd of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:53:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:21. The race faded late: the second half went 3:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:48Running 1 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 4:35v median +0:02
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Block 03 14:05Running 3 6:50v median +2:00
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Block 04 16:25Running 4 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:23v median +0:29
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 08 19:38Running 8 7:30v median +1:40
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.