The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:52 at Cardiff 2026 put Ian Hewitt & Alex Mepham 456th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:54Running 1 6:48v median +1:30
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 6:17v median +1:31
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 6:42v median +1:39
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 6:51v median +1:49
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 7:02v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:27v median +2:04
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:52v median +2:00
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 8:12v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.