The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:29 at Cardiff 2026 put John Selden & Chris Mahon 454th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:34 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 10:54Running 1 6:22v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:50v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:15v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:22v median +0:57
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Block 07 14:21Running 7 5:49v median +0:59
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 7:12v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.