The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ollie Olds & Bradley Thyer finished 373rd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:28.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:48 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 9:03Running 1 5:13v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:59v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:28v median +1:05
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 6:08v median +1:16
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 7:07v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.