The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lucinda Brown & Chloe Brown at Cardiff 2026: 1:12:00, 30th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:17, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 9:41Running 1 5:02v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:38v median −1:09
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:10v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:58v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:56v median −1:21
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:05v median −1:27
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:36v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:39v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women's teams who finished.