The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Davies & Tom Davies finished 503rd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:03, behind 89% of the field.
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 10:33Running 1 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 6:02v median +1:10
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 7:15v median +1:59
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 7:07v median +1:52
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 8:36v median +3:13
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 8:07v median +2:34
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 7:30v median +2:29
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 7:54v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.