The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Taylor & Phil Mataj finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 56:43 for 9th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 7th of 522. Time in the roxzone, 2:22, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 4:10v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:30Running 4 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:09Running 7 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 4:45v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:22
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.