The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jonathan Whelan & Johan Taffetsauffer crossed the line in 1:06:03: 105th of 430 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse 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 8:40Running 1 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:59v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 5:08v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:09v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:41v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:01
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.