The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edward Backhouse & James Forsey finished 478th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:01.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:05. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 5:52 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 10:26Running 1 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:43v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 6:16v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:44v median +1:21
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:35v median +1:02
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 7:09v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.