The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Bryant & Paul Holberry finished 319th of 491 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:25. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:59v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:13v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:37v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:35v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:59v median +0:11
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:12v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:35v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 7:10v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 488
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 488 mixed teams who finished.