The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Smith & Natalie Nicoll finished 326th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:04 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 11:05Running 1 5:58v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:35v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 8:31v median +2:27
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:56v median +0:49
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 7:51v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 7:30v median +0:58
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:57v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 9:44v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
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.