The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ben Davies-Jerman & Christian Lewis crossed the line in 1:08:28: 157th of 566 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:34Running 1 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:14v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:30v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:34v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:54v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:24v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
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.