The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:49 at Cardiff 2026 put Mark Maguire & Wayne Leeks 297th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. A harder second half: 5:54 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 9:36Running 1 5:27v median +0:12
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:45v median −0:01
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:52v median −0:13
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:01v median −0:12
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Block 06 10:36Running 6 8:41v median +3:18
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:45v median −0:07
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 9:05v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:00
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.