The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Lyons & James Jennison finished 75th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:03:07, faster than 86% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 75% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:45, was faster than 88% 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 8:22Running 1 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:06Running 3 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 4:20v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:35v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:35v median +1:12
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:15v median −0:37
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:50v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:45
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.