The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Munro & Will Le Merle at Cardiff 2026: 59:33, 20th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:47 on the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:52Running 1 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:06Running 2 3:51v median −0:55
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:22v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:56v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:51
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.