The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:30 at Cardiff 2026 put Edward Bruce & Phil Jones 448th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:00. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:53Running 1 6:39v median +1:24
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:58v median +1:06
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 6:13v median +0:57
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:37v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 6:57v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:03v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:19v median +1:18
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 7:28v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.