The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:58 at Cardiff 2026 put Silena Kuyumdzhieva & Charlotte Smith 368th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better 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 12:19Running 1 6:46v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:49v median +0:06
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Block 03 14:26Running 3 9:06v median +3:05
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 6:22v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:26v median +0:18
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Block 06 10:00Running 6 6:49v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:12v median +0:30
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:16v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.