The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise George & Lydia Nelson finished 549th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:30:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:16 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 11:34Running 1 6:54v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 6:12v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 6:17v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 6:29v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:41v median +0:32
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:02v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:24v median +0:37
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 8:45v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.