The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2025, David Palmer & Connor Rees crossed the line in 1:10:37: 129th of 269 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 698 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:04v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:24v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:36v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:43v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:39v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 266
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 266 men's teams who finished.