The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Bedborough & Ell Wainwright finished 404th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:32.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the row: 2:30 on the median. A harder second half: 5:42 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 9:09Running 1 5:18v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 5:12v median +0:26
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 7:27v median +2:25
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 7:23v median +2:13
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:54v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 7:05v median +2:13
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 6:43v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.