The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Huw Williams & Richard Mathieson at Warsaw 2026: 59:20, 14th of 232 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:35, was faster than 98% of the field.
Warsaw ran fast: the 504 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:11 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:15v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:06v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:16v median −1:29
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:19v median −1:26
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:17v median −1:32
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:16v median −1:23
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 4:15v median −1:29
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Block 08 7:06Running 8 3:25v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 232
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 232 men's teams who finished.