The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damon Clifford & Ian Walker finished 553rd of 566 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:50:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:32 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 6:47 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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 12:14Running 1 7:33v median +2:18
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 7:02v median +2:10
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 7:19v median +2:03
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Block 04 14:25Running 4 7:27v median +2:12
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:21v median +1:58
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 7:45v median +2:12
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Block 07 13:35Running 7 7:19v median +2:18
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 9:18v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.