The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Carrel & Jasmine Swingler finished 256th of 265 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:54:43.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:14, behind 97% of the field.
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 13:24Running 1 8:43v median +2:32
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 8:52v median +3:11
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 9:16v median +3:16
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 9:32v median +3:28
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Block 05 14:36Running 5 9:51v median +3:49
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Block 06 13:23Running 6 10:43v median +4:20
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 9:33v median +3:51
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 11:55v median +4:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.