The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Daisy Fitzpatrick & Niamh Connell crossed the line in 1:23:51: 373rd of 862 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:55Running 1 5:40v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:30v median −0:18
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 6:17v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:53v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 5:55v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:03v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:21v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:25v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:40
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.