The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Dinah Coggon & Vicky Jones crossed the line in 1:17:07: 87th of 430 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:19, was faster than 90% 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 10:50Running 1 6:03v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:15v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:26v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:22v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:23v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:27v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:08v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 6:01v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:19
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.