The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Atkinson & Ben Thompson finished 168th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:09:22, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 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 8:56Running 1 4:47v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:52Running 4 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:09v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:07v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:38v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:08
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.