The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, James Cox & Jack Flanagan crossed the line in 1:11:19: 203rd of 430 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:00Running 1 5:12v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:42v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:20v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:30v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:48v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.