The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Holt & Christopher Ellis finished 507th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:33:39.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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 10:08Running 1 5:54v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 7:18v median +2:26
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 8:29v median +3:13
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 8:52v median +3:37
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 8:44v median +3:21
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:45v median +1:12
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:17v median +1:16
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 9:16v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.