The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Ball & Lucy Bate finished 451st of 848 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:22:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:31v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:27v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:15v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:31v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:40v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:05v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 6:51v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
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.