The race, in three figures
The race, in words
NATALIE SMITH & SUANNE RYAN finished 141st of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:13, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:16Running 1 6:16v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:19v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:40v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:28v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:38v median −0:39
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:52v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:26v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 6:28v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.