The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ellis Johnson & Barnaby Preston crossed the line in 1:06:48: 124th of 566 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:48v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:23v median −0:53
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:23v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:37v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:42Running 7 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:00v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:05
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.