The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Parris Durham & Molly Absalom finished 128th of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:23, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:12 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 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 10:45Running 1 5:48v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:10v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:20v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:33v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:32v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:43v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:16v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:17v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.