The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sophie True & Grace Terry at Cardiff 2026: 1:12:04, 35th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:13, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 1:05.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:10v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:31v median −1:12
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:51v median −1:11
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:54v median −1:14
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:07v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:44v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 398
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 398 women's teams who finished.