The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Metcalfe & Ben Thompson finished 257th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:25.
The runs carried this race: faster than 52% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:20Running 1 5:17v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:04v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:24v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 5:59v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.