The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Belle Bessell & Pollyanna Blake finished 70th of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:15:05, faster than 86% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:30 quicker than the median and 110th of 488. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better 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 1:05.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:05v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:31v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:08v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:31v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:27v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:56v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:23v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:43
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.