The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:09 at Cardiff 2026 put Benjamin Noel & Will Beb 50th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better 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 8:38Running 1 4:27v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:08v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:21v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:27v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:35v median −0:47
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:03v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:05
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.