The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Joy & Tommy Roberts finished 403rd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:28.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:02Running 1 5:53v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:26v median +0:40
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:33v median +0:30
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:48v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:59v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 6:30v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.