The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sally Ronaldson & Amelia Ronaldson finished 143rd of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:55, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 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 11:09Running 1 6:07v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:30v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:37v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:34v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:45v median −0:27
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:48v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 5:08v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:31v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29
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.