The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Bailey Parnell & Alfie Hawking crossed the line in 1:09:32: 211th of 522 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse 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 9:24Running 1 5:32v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:38v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:19v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:24v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 6:15v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
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.