The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Newton & Robert Brown finished 368th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:53.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 5:14, behind 86% 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 10:23Running 1 6:21v median +1:06
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:53v median +1:07
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 6:35v median +1:30
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:53v median +1:49
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 7:04v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 7:19v median +1:56
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 6:36v median +1:44
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 7:39v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.