The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:30 at Cardiff 2026 put Sarah Thomas & Rhian Manning 772nd of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:57 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 12:29Running 1 7:38v median +1:14
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Block 02 11:46Running 2 9:41v median +3:53
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 7:38v median +1:34
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 7:43v median +1:39
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Block 05 17:09Running 5 11:35v median +5:26
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 7:29v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 7:40v median +1:53
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 7:47v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.