The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luis Willliamson & Andrew Patterson finished 540th of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:44:18.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:46, behind 98% of the field.
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 13:17Running 1 8:47v median +3:32
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:17v median +1:25
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 7:47v median +2:31
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 8:16v median +3:01
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 8:16v median +2:53
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:51v median +1:18
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 7:09v median +2:08
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Block 08 16:49Running 8 11:39v median +5:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.