The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Scott Clarke & James Barrington finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 59:57 for 39th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:40, was faster than 89% 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 8:04Running 1 4:18v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 4:00v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:14v median −0:47
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:11v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:31v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 4:08v median −0:42
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:42v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:40
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.