The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:26 at Cardiff 2026 put Ou Tan & Shimeng Lan 399th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:51, behind 99% of the field.
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 13:23Running 1 8:27v median +2:06
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 7:49v median +2:02
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 7:49v median +1:45
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 7:34v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:33Running 5 7:48v median +1:31
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Block 06 10:36Running 6 8:09v median +1:37
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 7:02v median +1:11
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 7:59v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.