The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Evans & Tom Davies finished 345th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:22:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 28% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 4:56 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:50 better against the middle of the field 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 10:19Running 1 5:52v median +0:37
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:09v median +0:23
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:17v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:43v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 7:23v median +2:00
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:18v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.