The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Megan Griffiths & SIONED Hughes-JONES crossed the line in 1:23:17: 179th of 399 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:45 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:23Running 1 6:48v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:08v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 6:28v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:25v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:28v median +0:20
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:47v median +0:23
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:42v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 6:41v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
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.