The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2025, Marcus Bateman & Matthew Wells crossed the line in 1:05:24: 203rd of 563 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The row was where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:24. The race faded late: the second half went 6:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 0:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 4:15v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:01Running 2 3:46v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:37Running 3 3:51v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 3:51v median −0:57
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Block 05 7:34Running 5 3:52v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:31v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 4:44v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 562
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 562 men's teams who finished.