The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:00 at Cardiff 2026 put Gayle Sheppard & Josephine Williams 106th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:13, was faster than 90% 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 10:16Running 1 5:26v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:55v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:56v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:02v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:57v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:16v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:45v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:45v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:13
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.