The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:58 at Cardiff 2026 put James O'connell & Lee Meredith 268th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:30 on the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 5:26v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:57v median +1:47
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:32v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:38
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.