The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Robert Smith & Dave Smith crossed the line in 1:14:36: 283rd of 566 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:01. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:18 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 9:21Running 1 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 4:41v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:54v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:07v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:29v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:33v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:26
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.