The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:39 at Cardiff 2026 put Ella Talmage & Rebecca Elfes 347th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 25% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 3:59 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 12:17Running 1 6:53v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:11v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:23v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 6:42v median +0:40
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 7:03v median +0:55
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Block 06 13:29Running 6 7:09v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 6:22v median +0:40
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 7:51v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.