The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jane Beech & Mary Daymond crossed the line in 1:19:19: 116th of 399 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:14 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:29Running 1 5:40v median −0:40
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:06v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:10v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:15v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:31v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:53v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:53v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:51
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.