The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Faith Horner & Rachael Horner crossed the line in 1:25:20: 203rd of 430 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:52 quicker than the median and 32nd of 430. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:04Running 1 7:14v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:33v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:37v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 6:30v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:39v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:41v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 5:55v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 6:50v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.