The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Matthew Zwart & Craig Murphy crossed the line in 1:08:55: 201st of 522 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:38. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 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 9:17Running 1 5:03v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:27v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:41v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:54v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:29v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:10v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:59
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.