The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Carl Jones & Stephen Raikes crossed the line in 1:03:54: 64th of 430 men's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 2:40, was faster than 92% 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 8:46Running 1 4:43v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:12v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:17v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:20v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:38v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:07v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:40
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.