The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Button & Benjamin Smith finished 423rd of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:50.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:14 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 11:06Running 1 6:18v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:47v median +1:00
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 6:01v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:17v median +1:03
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Block 06 11:46Running 6 9:36v median +4:11
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 6:02v median +1:12
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 7:20v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.