The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ciaran McGuinness & Conor Gourley crossed the line in 1:07:30: 139th of 566 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. Time in the roxzone, 2:29, was faster than 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 7:56Running 1 3:56v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:27v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:20v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:22v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:24v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 4:38v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:29
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.