The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shane Catterall & Michael Clarke finished 298th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:14:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:31 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 8:59Running 1 4:55v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:10v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:13v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 5:23v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:59v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.