The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:10 at Cardiff 2026 put Neil Perkins & Michael Hendey 470th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 11% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 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 8:56Running 1 5:01v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:34v median +1:42
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 7:09v median +1:53
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 7:38v median +2:23
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 8:08v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:13Running 6 7:46v median +2:13
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:42v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.