The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Ben Wood & Josh Mousley crossed the line in 1:11:30: 225th of 566 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 17th of 566. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:54 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 9:59Running 1 5:44v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 5:20v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 5:21v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:34v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.