The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sarah Branley & Ross Palmer crossed the line in 1:13:24: 122nd of 491 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:52v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:39v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:02v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:01v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:57v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:59v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:46v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:42v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 488
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 488 mixed teams who finished.