The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Tom Taylor & James Threlfall crossed the line in 1:11:26: 207th of 430 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:19 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 9:21Running 1 5:16v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:39v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:51v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:58v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:36v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.