The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jack Leddy & Matthew Halsall at Cardiff 2026: 57:35, 14th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:27, ahead of 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:04v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:38v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:39v median −1:22
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 3:41v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:49v median −1:25
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:03v median −1:22
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:38v median −1:12
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:23v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 men's teams who finished.