The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Murphy & Rhys Thomas finished 416th of 430 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:39:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:49Running 1 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 7:21v median +2:35
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Block 03 14:10Running 3 7:56v median +2:51
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 7:34v median +2:30
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Block 05 13:26Running 5 8:21v median +3:08
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 7:49v median +2:26
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 7:46v median +2:54
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 9:54v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.