The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Thomas & Jamie Lamb finished 385th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:20:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:31. A harder second half: 2:23 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 9:31Running 1 5:31v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:55v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 6:06v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:22v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:22v median +0:59
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 7:03v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.