The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Williams finished 1,400th of 1,401 men in the Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 2:38:23.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 20:34. A harder second half: 21:42 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. 46:35 slower than at Malaga 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 6:17v median +1:27
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Block 02 11:35Running 2 7:14v median +2:41
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Block 03 16:26Running 3 7:47v median +2:57
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Block 04 24:50Running 4 8:49v median +3:56
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Block 05 16:51Running 5 11:09v median +6:11
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 8:57v median +4:03
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Block 07 17:05Running 7 9:04v median +4:11
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Block 08 40:40Running 8 13:19v median +7:29
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.