The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Esther Dobie & Joanna Clark crossed the line in 1:19:45: 235th of 862 women's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:06 faster than the average race this season, by 1,594 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:15Running 1 6:37v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:39v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:47v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:34v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:44v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:02v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:25v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:29v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.