The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sione McCarthy & Bethan Thomas crossed the line in 1:16:39: 94th of 488 women's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:43 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:47. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:32v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:18v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:25v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:19v median −0:48
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:24v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:47v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 5:06v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 6:01v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.