The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Laura Ballard & Kirstie Henderson crossed the line in 1:25:49: 421st of 862 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:17 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 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 10:41Running 1 5:53v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:29v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:11v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:16v median −0:48
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:39v median −0:30
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:44v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:11v median −0:36
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 9:22v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:26
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.