The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Cope & Jake Cope finished 370th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:28.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 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 10:25Running 1 6:03v median +0:48
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:09v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:59v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 8:41v median +3:37
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:38v median +1:24
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:41v median +1:16
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 6:02v median +1:12
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 7:09v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:52
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.