The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephanie Palmer & Annabelle Flitney finished 296th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:32:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 3:55 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 11:33Running 1 6:28v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:47v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:43v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 5:47v median −0:21
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:05v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 10:03v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.