The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, gemma vaughan & haley jones crossed the line in 1:14:58: 68th of 488 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 1,590 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:39v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:13v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:14v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:04v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:05v median −1:07
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:18v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:50v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:53v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 485
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 485 women's teams who finished.