The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Samuel Richards & Daniel Thomas crossed the line in 1:11:46: 211th of 430 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:55Running 1 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:51v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:03v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:43v median −0:04
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.