The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Palmer & Alfie Smith finished 472nd of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:13, behind 92% of the field.
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 10:21Running 1 6:09v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 7:34v median +2:48
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 5:51v median +0:48
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 6:13v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:46v median +1:36
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 6:33v median +1:10
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 9:11v median +3:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.