The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jaime Guinan & Jess Fassnidge finished 500th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:28:40.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:19, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 10:53Running 1 6:05v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 7:06v median +1:18
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 7:13v median +1:09
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 7:19v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:15v median +1:06
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 7:31v median +1:06
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:07v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 7:57v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:19
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.