The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matti de Bruijn & Nick Alberts finished 159th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:13:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:42. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field 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 9:39Running 1 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:49v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:18v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:22v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:38v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:26v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:31
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.