The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:20 at Cardiff 2026 put Emily Rowley & Isabella Packham 324th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:21Running 1 6:25v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:58v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 6:03v median −0:01
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:02v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:09v median −0:08
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Block 06 14:25Running 6 9:20v median +2:48
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:29v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 6:43v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.