The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Claire Kendrick & Hannah McClay crossed the line in 1:18:48: 81st of 265 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 62% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 1:05.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:55v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:37v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:48v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 5:46v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:52v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:10v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:41v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:44v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.