The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leanne Mockridge & Ashleigh Newman finished 853rd of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:04:16.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:02 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 14:34Running 1 9:32v median +3:08
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Block 02 11:19Running 2 9:30v median +3:42
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Block 03 14:42Running 3 9:47v median +3:43
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Block 04 15:29Running 4 10:39v median +4:35
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Block 05 15:48Running 5 10:23v median +4:14
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Block 06 13:46Running 6 10:54v median +4:29
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 9:57v median +4:10
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 11:50v median +4:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.