The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Richard Wilder & Mark Day at Cardiff 2026: 56:39, 7th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 2:17, ahead of 99% 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 7:53Running 1 4:15v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:53v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 3:55v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:59v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 4:00v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:10v median −1:13
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Block 07 6:08Running 7 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 4:32v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 421
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 421 men's teams who finished.