The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matt Smith & Matt Dewhurst at Cardiff 2026: 1:01:11, 32nd of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:32Running 1 4:42v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:10v median −0:36
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 4:24v median −0:41
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:22v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:06v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 4:07v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:47v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:54
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.