The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Callum Stephens & Steffen Godwin finished 376th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:05.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 5:46 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,565 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:42v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:47v median +1:42
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 6:46v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:55v median +1:42
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Block 06 10:03Running 6 7:38v median +2:15
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 7:12v median +2:20
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 8:42v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.