The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Perry & Ryan Perry finished 393rd of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:24:09.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:52Running 1 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:43v median +0:56
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 6:00v median +0:59
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 9:05v median +4:01
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:20v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:36v median +1:11
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:53v median +1:03
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:42v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.