The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dave Spencer & Ian Jones finished 513th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:06.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:04. A harder second half: 6:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:56Running 1 6:42v median +1:27
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:01v median +1:09
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:22v median +1:06
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 6:36v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:32v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 7:00v median +1:27
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 8:59v median +3:58
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 7:38v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.