The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:33 at Cardiff 2026 put Baz Barker & Tom Calcaterra 449th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 3:44 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:24Running 1 5:19v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:41v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:37v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:41v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:29v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.