The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Stafford & Joe Kirk finished 106th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:05:06, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:45, ahead of 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 8:33Running 1 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:51v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 3:59v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:22v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 4:52v median −0:59
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.