The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Mitchell & James Lynch finished 185th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:08:13, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 76th of 522. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:33Running 1 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:32v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:50v median −0:13
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:45v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:25v median +0:02
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 5:02v median +0:10
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:36v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
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.