The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jake Riley & Kirstine Riley crossed the line in 1:15:40: 283rd of 848 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 6:26v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:52v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 5:45v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:53v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:10v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 5:44v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:35v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 843
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 843 mixed teams who finished.