The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:20 at Cardiff 2026 put Sam Crossley & Sei Jun Wong 257th of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 5:14, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:02Running 1 6:48v median +1:40
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 6:08v median +1:25
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 6:32v median +1:30
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 7:02v median +2:00
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 7:12v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:43v median +2:21
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 7:06v median +2:20
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 8:39v median +2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.