The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Spike Harrison & Ben Littleton crossed the line in 1:02:38: 47th of 430 men's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 2:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:48, was faster than 86% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:18v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:38v median +0:52
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 4:23v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:22v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:48v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:48
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.