The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naqeeb Najeeb & ayaz khan finished 387th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:01Running 1 6:05v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:23v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:39v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 5:37v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:24Running 6 6:32v median +1:09
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 6:25v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.