The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Laura Law & Rachel Marks crossed the line in 1:23:46: 185th of 399 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:41Running 1 5:46v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:13v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:29v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:47v median −0:21
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:07v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:28v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 6:33v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.