The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Palmer & Carl Palmer finished 359th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:25:41.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:04. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:24, behind 95% 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 9:46Running 1 5:47v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:21v median +0:35
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:52v median +0:39
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:14v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 7:02v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.