The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Johnpaul Varey & Thomas Varey finished 450th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:40. A harder second half: 8:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:14, behind 91% 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 10:32Running 1 6:22v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:45v median +0:58
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 6:18v median +1:17
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:51v median +1:47
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:37v median +1:23
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Block 06 13:05Running 6 9:43v median +4:18
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:10v median +1:20
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 8:00v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.