The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam Shallicker & Joe Walker won the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026 in 51:42, first of 522 men's teams.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:09, ahead of 99% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,565 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 3:48v median −1:30
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Block 02 5:00Running 2 3:32v median −1:14
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Block 03 5:48Running 3 3:35v median −1:28
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Block 04 5:50Running 4 3:34v median −1:28
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Block 05 7:29Running 5 3:35v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:47v median −1:36
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Block 07 5:31Running 7 3:29v median −1:23
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Block 08 7:16Running 8 4:11v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 519
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 519 men's teams who finished.