The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Garry Law & Sean Rock at Cardiff 2026: 58:39, 11th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 78% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:27, was faster than 95% 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 7:54Running 1 4:08v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:44v median −0:59
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Block 03 6:24Running 3 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 3:53v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 4:05v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:05v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:18Running 7 3:44v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:25v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 267
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 267 men's teams who finished.