The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:02 at Cardiff 2026 put Jon James & Nicholas Stevens 168th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:09Running 1 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:16v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:09v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:08v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:30v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 3:46v median −1:15
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 4:47v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:04
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.