The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katie Louise Hinkley & Amanda Jayne Smith finished 292nd of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:21:45, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:47 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:02Running 1 7:21v median +0:57
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:10v median −0:38
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:15v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:17v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:28v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:41v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 5:09v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 6:10v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
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.