The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:03:55 at Cardiff 2026 put Dean Hendry & Iwan Williams 86th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:45v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:09v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:33v median −0:50
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:59v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:54
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.