The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:48 at Cardiff 2026 put Stephen Young & Thomas Lomas 353rd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:10 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 9:14Running 1 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:35v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:19v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:35v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:47v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 9:45v median +3:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:18
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.