The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Langham & Ola Babiak finished 773rd of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:45:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 6:30, behind 85% of the field.
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 7:32v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 7:16v median +1:28
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 8:05v median +2:01
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 8:27v median +2:23
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:17v median +2:08
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 8:46v median +2:21
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 8:20v median +2:33
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 9:59v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.