The race, in three figures
The race, in words
karl welburn & graham roberts finished 491st of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:17.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:04, behind 91% 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 10:48Running 1 6:24v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:56v median +1:10
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 6:13v median +1:10
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 6:12v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:52v median +1:42
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:08v median +1:45
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 6:54v median +2:02
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 8:45v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.