The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sam Coles & JJ Mizon crossed the line in 1:05:11: 112th of 522 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:12Running 1 4:19v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:49v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:50Running 3 4:05v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:17v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:34v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:29v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:26v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
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.