The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Gareth Owen & julian spiller crossed the line in 1:11:06: 195th of 430 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:38 on the median. A harder second half: 6:01 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 8:47Running 1 4:50v median −0:25
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 4:15v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:22v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:29v median +1:06
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:45v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
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.