The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Joe Meskell & Ben Forshaw crossed the line in 1:04:14: 51st of 271 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:29Running 1 4:31v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:12v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 5:02v median +0:00
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:39v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:50v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:13v median −0:33
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 5:13v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.