The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ed Nash & Tom Mellors at Cardiff 2026: 1:00:41, 40th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 2:35, was faster than 95% 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 8:26Running 1 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:59v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 4:00v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 3:59v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:00v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:16v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:30Running 7 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:32v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:35
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.