The race, in three figures
The race, in words
paul cox & neil ewer finished 417th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 5:29, behind 85% 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 10:04Running 1 6:03v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:22v median +0:36
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 6:00v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:09v median +0:46
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:43v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.