The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:01 at Cardiff 2026 put sophie thomas & Shona Thomas 95th of 265 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:55v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:26v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 6:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 6:58v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:49v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:55v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 6:32v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.