The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Drew & Diane Andrews finished 515th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:49Running 1 5:57v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:20v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:28v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:33v median −0:31
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:44v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 5:45v median −0:40
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:59v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 7:20v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.