The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, jessica noonan & denise yard crossed the line in 1:24:16: 128th of 265 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:58Running 1 6:03v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:30v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:34v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:51v median −0:11
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 7:43v median +1:20
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:28v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:27v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.