The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Grainger & Ciaran Murray finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 58:51 for 25th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:34 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:32, ahead of 95% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 4:12v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:57v median −0:50
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 4:08v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 4:11v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 4:12v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:22v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 4:03v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:43v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:32
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.