The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Lee & Thomas Lee finished 97th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:04:37, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:13Running 1 4:13v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:49v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 4:07v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:03v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:30v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:26v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:09
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.