The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Alana Edwards & Sharleene Ellis crossed the line in 1:22:21: 183rd of 488 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:58 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:23, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 13:40Running 1 8:50v median +2:28
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:56v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:25v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 7:09v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:23Running 5 7:16v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:38v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 5:11v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 6:22v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:23
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.