Benchmark: running regexpShort, sexegeShort, substrShort, each for at least 3 CPU seconds...
regexpShort:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.28 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.28 CPU) @ 46935.67/s (n=153949)
sexegeShort:  5 wallclock secs ( 3.04 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.04 CPU) @ 27424.67/s (n=83371)
substrShort:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.05 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.05 CPU) @ 31047.21/s (n=94694)
               Rate sexegeShort substrShort regexpShort
sexegeShort 27425/s          --        -12%        -42%
substrShort 31047/s         13%          --        -34%
regexpShort 46936/s         71%         51%          --

Benchmark: running regexpLong, sexegeLong, substrLong, each for at least 3 CPU seconds...
regexpLong:  3 wallclock secs ( 3.20 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.20 CPU) @ 590.31/s (n=1889)
sexegeLong:  4 wallclock secs ( 3.38 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.38 CPU) @ 310.36/s (n=1049)
substrLong:  5 wallclock secs ( 3.09 usr +  0.00 sys =  3.09 CPU) @ 462.14/s (n=1428)
            Rate sexegeLong substrLong regexpLong
sexegeLong 310/s         --       -33%       -47%
substrLong 462/s        49%         --       -22%
regexpLong 590/s        90%        28%         --