The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Arends Jr & Fraser Posford finished 336th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:10.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:07, behind 99% of the field.
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 9:53Running 1 5:49v median +0:34
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:03v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 5:20v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:38v median +1:25
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:06v median +0:43
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 6:27v median +1:35
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 6:43v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.