The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Botting & Garry Summers finished 550th of 563 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2025, in 1:34:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 0:55 faster than the average race this season, by 698 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:57v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:55v median +1:25
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 6:04v median +1:21
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 6:37v median +1:49
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:31v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:22v median +2:31
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 7:47v median +2:56
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 8:50v median +3:17
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.