The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Naughton & Cian McTernan finished 335th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:17:33.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. 5:43 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 5:44v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:25v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:36v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:18v median +0:28
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 6:14v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.