The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Gareth Hancock & Alex Thau crossed the line in 1:07:03: 156th of 478 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:14 quicker than the median and 22nd of 478. The roxzone cost time: 5:58, 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 8:33Running 1 4:41v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:59v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 5:03v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 07 4:36Running 7 4:33v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 5:26v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.