The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fran Smith & Mike Tinson finished 253rd of 361 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:05.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 6:33v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:11v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:23v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 6:41v median +0:58
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:05v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 7:33v median +1:31
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 6:52v median +1:26
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 7:53v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 359
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 359 mixed teams who finished.