The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Gibbs & Chris Owens finished 469th of 478 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:42:23.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:50. A harder second half: 5:03 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 10:31Running 1 6:12v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 8:04v median +3:17
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:56v median +1:55
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 8:44v median +3:40
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Block 05 14:06Running 5 9:22v median +4:08
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Block 06 10:11Running 6 7:17v median +1:52
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Block 07 14:33Running 7 9:26v median +4:36
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 9:08v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.