The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Samways & Laura Newall finished 717th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:40:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 6:56, behind 90% of the field.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 1,590 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 7:26v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 7:00v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 7:30v median +1:26
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:51v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 7:20v median +1:11
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Block 06 13:04Running 6 10:19v median +3:54
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 7:25v median +1:38
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 7:58v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.