The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Ash & Kieran Bumster at Cardiff 2026: 1:00:42, 29th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:31, ahead of 96% 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 7:47Running 1 4:02v median −1:13
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 5:00v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:24v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:19v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:24Running 7 3:57v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:42v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 564
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 564 men's teams who finished.