The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Carla Cloke & Sioned Williams crossed the line in 1:17:45: 179th of 862 women's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:12 from the median. Quick through the roxzone: 3:20, ahead of 86% 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 10:22Running 1 5:35v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:00v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:15v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:17v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:21v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:38v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 5:08v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:25v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:20
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.