The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Mansfield & James Heywood finished 102nd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:04:54, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:34, was faster than 95% of the field.
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 8:18Running 1 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:36Running 3 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:23v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:28v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:34v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 4:03v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 8:37v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:34
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.