The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:30 at Cardiff 2026 put Gethin Jones & Robert Thomas 272nd of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 5:22v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 5:17v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:38v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:53v median +0:30
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:31v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.