The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luci Gilbert & Jenni Gilbert finished 388th of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:36:18.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 6:40 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:14Running 1 6:33v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 6:02v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 6:18v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 7:16v median +1:09
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 7:57v median +1:45
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Block 06 10:33Running 6 7:55v median +1:27
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 7:19v median +1:31
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 10:00v median +2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.