The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olivia Langford & Rachel Tomkins finished 468th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:27:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:41. A harder second half: 2:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:30Running 1 6:16v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:31v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:41v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:45v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 5:43v median −0:26
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:02v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 9:36v median +2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:36
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.