The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Darcy John-Cook & Rebecca Pitman crossed the line in 1:17:55: 74th of 265 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 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 10:28Running 1 5:35v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:03v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:26v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:13v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:34v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:59v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 6:03v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 264
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 264 women's teams who finished.