The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Katy Lee & Lauren Fish crossed the line in 1:23:50: 371st of 862 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 1,590 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:25v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:08v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:14v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:17v median −0:52
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 8:52v median +2:27
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:05v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:14v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.