The race, in three figures
The race, in words
kealan howells & james botham finished 412th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:01.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. The race faded late: the second half went 3:29 worse 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 9:48Running 1 5:44v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:19v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:59v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:19v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:12v median +0:49
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Block 06 11:28Running 6 9:19v median +3:46
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:38v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
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.