The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:34 at Cardiff 2026 put Sian Vowles & Alison Gwyther 60th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:19, was faster than 87% 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 9:48Running 1 5:15v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:45v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:04v median −0:57
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:05v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:12v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:25v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:57v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 6:03v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:19
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.