The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James MACARTHUR & David Whittaker finished 261st of 271 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:31:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:17 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 6:43v median +1:35
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Block 02 11:02Running 2 8:10v median +3:27
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 8:20v median +3:18
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 6:32v median +1:30
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:40v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:51v median +1:29
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 6:02v median +1:16
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 7:36v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.