The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Kirk & Lauren Blakeley finished 369th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:23:40, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:19. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:54Running 1 6:07v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:31v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:39v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:53v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:56v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:34v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:45v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.