The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Samuel Powell & Louis Skupien crossed the line in 1:06:06: 136th of 478 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:12 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:00, behind 89% 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 8:39Running 1 4:47v median −0:28
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:32v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:51v median −0:34
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Block 07 4:37Running 7 4:32v median −0:18
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:21v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.