The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sophie Middleton & Laura Kay crossed the line in 1:16:33: 153rd of 862 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 1,590 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:45v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:27v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 5:24v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:30v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:54v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 6:15v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.