The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rob Newton & Matt Garside at Cardiff 2026: 1:01:07, 24th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:35, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 8:12Running 1 4:14v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:46v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 4:17v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 4:10v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:17v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:58v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:32Running 8 4:39v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:35
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.