The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Holmes & Andre Verster finished 300th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:14:43.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:14v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 8:25v median +3:21
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 5:07v median −0:07
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Block 06 10:51Running 6 8:51v median +3:26
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 5:01v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:39v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:01
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.