The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paolo Alonzi & Ellie Shanahan finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:07:04 for 88th of 848 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:42, was faster than 94% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:35v median −1:20
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:10v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:30v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:35v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:46v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 5:03v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:42
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 843
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 843 mixed teams who finished.