The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dylan Woodhead & Tom Neil finished 347th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:22:55.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:35 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 9:15Running 1 5:23v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:07v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:23v median +1:10
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 8:52v median +3:29
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 8:59v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.