The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jeff Shepherd & Craig Davies crossed the line in 1:06:25: 140th of 478 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median.
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 8:33Running 1 4:38v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:25v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:43v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:50v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:02v median −0:23
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:12v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:07
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.