The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Penfold & Jack Wilson finished 343rd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:17:23.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 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 10:29Running 1 6:14v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:41v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:53v median +0:50
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Block 04 8:48Running 4 5:48v median +0:46
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:45v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:03v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 6:30v median +0:39
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.