The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Brown & Charlie Bowyer finished 235th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:13:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,565 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:37v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 5:10v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:38v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:38v median +0:15
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:10v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
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.