The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean O'Connor & Paul Norris finished 464th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse 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 11:04Running 1 6:32v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:58v median +1:11
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 7:52v median +2:51
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 7:02v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:34v median +2:20
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Block 06 11:06Running 6 7:52v median +2:27
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 7:06v median +2:16
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 8:40v median +2:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.