The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Rebekah Williams & Ceri Nicholas crossed the line in 1:23:59: 221st of 488 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better 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 10:50Running 1 6:00v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:25v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 6:34v median +0:30
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:22v median +0:15
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Block 05 12:23Running 5 7:00v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:13v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 6:12v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 6:44v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:39
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.