The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:48 at Cardiff 2026 put Christopher Hulme & Chris Patterson 361st of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 5:40, behind 91% 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 10:10Running 1 6:03v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 6:58v median +2:12
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 6:56v median +1:51
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 7:05v median +2:01
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 7:10v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:35v median +2:12
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:16v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.