The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:46 at Cardiff 2026 put Steve Jackson & Paul Williams 453rd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:02. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:46v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:11v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 5:46v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.