The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:42 at Cardiff 2026 put Joel Spence & Daniel Dickinson 122nd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 2:43, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:29v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 4:27v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:42v median −0:41
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 4:56v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:16v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:17v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:43
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.