The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:37 at Cardiff 2026 put Matthew Curtis & Aaron Jones 171st of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:33 on the median. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:51v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 5:02v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:23v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:42v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.