The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Lynch & Thomas Lynch finished 489th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:29 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better 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 11:12Running 1 7:01v median +1:43
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:43v median +1:57
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:55v median +1:52
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 10:00v median +4:58
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:35v median +2:25
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 7:16v median +1:53
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:44v median +1:52
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 7:55v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.