The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Burn & Syed Vahdati finished 270th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:01.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:30 quicker than the median and 89th of 522. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better 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 9:10Running 1 5:11v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:14v median +1:28
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 5:10v median +0:07
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:57v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:33v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:25v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:41v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.