The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Freitag & Mark Gray finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 59:25 for 33rd of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:36, ahead of 92% 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 8:31Running 1 4:38v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 4:00v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:21Running 3 4:04v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:02v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:12v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:38Running 7 3:49v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:33v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:36
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.