The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Marcia Naylor & Niamh Macgabhann crossed the line in 1:21:49: 295th of 862 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:28 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:30Running 1 5:48v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:03v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:12v median −0:52
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:20v median −0:49
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:31v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:58v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:09v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.