The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gail Thomas & Zoe Baker finished 239th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:47.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 8:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:37v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:27v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:50v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:56v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:57v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:27v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 9:43v median +4:01
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 10:21v median +3:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
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.