The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:53 at Cardiff 2026 put Tom Apjohn-Williams & Jacob Benford 317th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:35 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:09 better against the middle of the field 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 10:06Running 1 5:55v median +0:37
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:25v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:31v median +0:08
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:58v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:27
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.