The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lewis Simpkins & Sam Christopher finished 121st of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:06:39, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:39 faster than the average race this season, by 1,565 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:36v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 4:14v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:31v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:34v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:46v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 5:07v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
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.