The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachel Hadfield & Esme Poole finished 520th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:29:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:21Running 1 5:55v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 6:01v median −0:03
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 6:02v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:03v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:15v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:32v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:32v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:29
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.