The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bartholomew & Stephen Garner finished 226th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better 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 9:16Running 1 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:01v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:11v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:14v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:30v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.