The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:26 at Cardiff 2026 put Sophie Hood & Kira Hood 316th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,594 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:15Running 1 6:11v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:22v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:37v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:48v median −0:21
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:49v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:05v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:08v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.