The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Baird & Ruth Stevenson finished 457th of 488 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:50:37.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 4:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:11, behind 96% 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 12:59Running 1 7:32v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 7:00v median +1:11
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 7:55v median +1:51
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 8:48v median +2:41
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Block 05 14:55Running 5 9:01v median +2:49
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Block 06 11:36Running 6 9:21v median +2:53
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Block 07 13:11Running 7 8:20v median +2:32
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 10:39v median +3:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.