The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Laura Smith & Chris Hughes crossed the line in 1:16:45: 313th of 848 mixed teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:51 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:24v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:16v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:41v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:55v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:25v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 6:46v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.