The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Thompson & Dan Smith finished 325th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:16:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:10. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 5:06v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:15v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:10v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:17v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 5:55v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.