The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Dean McFadden & Adam Turner crossed the line in 1:10:14: 126th of 271 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:24Running 1 4:31v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 5:07v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:25v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:26v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:04v median +0:18
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 6:06v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:08
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.