The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Emily Symiakos & Helen Gibbons crossed the line in 1:24:10: 383rd of 862 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 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 11:08Running 1 6:23v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:33v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:48v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 6:00v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:05v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:12v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:36v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 6:53v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
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.