The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:35 at Cardiff 2026 put NICOLA LORD & Philippa Lord 469th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,590 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:05v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:30v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:43v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:49v median −0:15
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:38v median −0:31
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:06v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:31v median −0:16
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:36v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.