The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Katie Simpson & Sophie Hobbs Simpson crossed the line in 1:18:32: 103rd of 430 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 3rd of 430.
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 10:18Running 1 5:42v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:35v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:48v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:55v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:10v median −0:07
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:20v median −0:12
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 5:23v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 7:00v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.