The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Laura Fordham & Kathryn Heaton crossed the line in 1:21:07: 140th of 430 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:04Running 1 5:27v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:01v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 7:11v median +1:07
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:17v median −0:50
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Block 05 13:44Running 5 8:45v median +2:28
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:35v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:02v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 6:00v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:54
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.