The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:02:12 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Smith & Mike McCarthy 64th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 2:44, was faster than 86% 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 7:54Running 1 4:09v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:02v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:24v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:35v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:52v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:44
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.