The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Hill & Joel Cullen finished 171st of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:07:46, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:35. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,565 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 4:17v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:35v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:30v median −0:44
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 5:08v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 5:18v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:52
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.