The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Johnson & Richard Littleton finished 255th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:05, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:46Running 1 6:37v median +1:29
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:09v median +1:26
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 6:25v median +1:23
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 6:46v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:52v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:42v median +1:20
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:24v median +1:38
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:40v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.