The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Kody Richards & Ben Hagg crossed the line in 1:10:47: 211th of 566 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:35 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse 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 7:54Running 1 4:06v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:25v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:36v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 4:53v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 5:22v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
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.