The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Emily Williams & Sophie Osborn crossed the line in 1:24:27: 228th of 488 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:36 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse 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 11:04Running 1 6:21v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:56v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 6:03v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 6:25v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:32v median +0:20
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:45v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:05v median +0:17
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 7:09v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.