The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Emily Parker & Kelsea Peterson crossed the line in 1:21:09: 167th of 488 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The row was where this race was made, 0:44 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse 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 10:35Running 1 6:16v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:31v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:35v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:47v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:54v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:01v median −0:27
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 8:44v median +2:56
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:30v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.