The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:29 at Cardiff 2026 put Dave Macpherson & Andy Weston 138th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:31 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 8:36Running 1 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:10v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:37v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:37v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:42v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:55v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:06v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:42
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.