The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Hadley & Dean Roberts finished 444th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 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 10:56Running 1 6:27v median +1:12
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:03v median +1:16
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 7:10v median +2:09
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 6:24v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:21v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:41v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:09v median +1:19
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 7:07v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.