The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Mainwaring & Caroline Clarke finished 332nd of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:36:43.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:32 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 12:17Running 1 7:03v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:15v median +0:28
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 6:24v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 6:17v median +0:10
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:28v median +0:11
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:56v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 6:27v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 7:39v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.