The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:43 at Cardiff 2026 put Neil Thomas & Joel Roberts 393rd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:53 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 9:14Running 1 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 8:41v median +3:38
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:43v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:51Running 6 7:45v median +2:22
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 6:31v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.