The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Betteridge & Michael Betteridge finished 360th of 419 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:34:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:56. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 6:32v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:52v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:04v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 6:08v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:18v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 6:30v median +0:30
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 6:01v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 7:15v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 415
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 415 mixed teams who finished.