The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Holt-Matthews & Macheala Morley finished 406th of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:37:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:08Running 1 7:25v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:56v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 7:30v median +1:26
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 7:25v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:26v median +1:14
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 8:09v median +1:41
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 7:25v median +1:37
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 8:51v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.