The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ted Lee & Chris Lee crossed the line in 1:05:02: 105th of 522 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better 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 9:10Running 1 5:07v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:46v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:40v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:52v median −0:31
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:30v median −0:22
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 5:14v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29
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.