The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Harris & Alfie Meade finished 543rd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:45:32.
A station race more than a running one: 22% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:22 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 11:23Running 1 6:49v median +1:34
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:34v median +1:42
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 7:57v median +2:41
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 8:49v median +3:34
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:06v median +2:43
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 8:19v median +2:46
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 7:44v median +2:43
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 11:44v median +5:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.