The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Louise Jenner & Deborah Hopkins crossed the line in 1:24:32: 398th of 862 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:52 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:37Running 1 6:24v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:26v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:24v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:24v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:25v median −0:44
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:48v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:18v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:26v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.