The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:07 at Cardiff 2026 put Rob Clarke & Matt Clover 214th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:42Running 1 5:21v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:41v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:42v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:46v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:55v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:25v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:30v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:24
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.