The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Hayes & Steve Blakeman finished 366th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:00.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 6:13v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:39v median +0:53
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:47v median +0:44
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:55v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:12v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 6:52v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.