The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Harrison & Steve Whitehead finished 278th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:13:28.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:51Running 1 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 5:25v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:28v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 5:10v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:20v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.