The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:25 at Cardiff 2026 put Maarten Mekelenkamp & Quinten de Lain 154th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:40, ahead of 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 8:28Running 1 4:31v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:55v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:08v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:09v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:14v median −1:09
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 7:30v median +2:38
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 8:26v median +2:39
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.