The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Webb & Ryan Ford finished 500th of 522 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:38:24.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 8:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 6:32 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 6:41v median +1:23
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:45v median +1:59
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 6:55v median +1:52
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 7:29v median +2:27
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 8:20v median +3:10
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 8:48v median +3:25
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 8:21v median +3:29
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 10:43v median +4:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.