The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liz Richards & Sophie Richards finished 359th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:40:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:49. A harder second half: 4:15 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 12:35Running 1 7:23v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:47v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 7:17v median +1:16
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 7:25v median +1:23
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 7:49v median +1:41
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Block 06 11:04Running 6 8:22v median +1:58
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 7:31v median +1:49
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 9:26v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.