The race, in three figures
The race, in words
kieran bennett & Luke Meredith finished 371st of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:53.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The farmers carry was where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:03 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 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:30v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 8:08v median +2:53
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 8:15v median +2:52
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:52v median −0:41
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 9:01v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:12
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.