The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Werth & Tim Jones finished 246th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:05 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better 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 9:50Running 1 5:36v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:47v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:55v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:34v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 5:31v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:08
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.