The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Natalie Ashworth & Anna Ashworth at Cardiff 2026: 1:10:25, 56th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 2:58, was faster than 96% 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
-
Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:42v median −1:42
-
Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:44v median −1:04
-
Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:43v median −1:21
-
Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:39v median −1:25
-
Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:43v median −1:26
-
Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:57v median −1:28
-
Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:24v median −1:23
-
Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:22v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 2:58
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 854
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 854 women's teams who finished.