The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Will Machin & Matt Hind crossed the line in 1:13:56: 272nd of 566 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:48. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 5:31v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:59v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:02v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:05v median −0:18
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:04v median +0:03
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 6:04v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.