The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zoe Churchill & Amy Jones finished 856th of 862 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:07:08.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:40 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 15:40Running 1 10:08v median +3:44
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Block 02 11:05Running 2 9:12v median +3:24
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Block 03 14:43Running 3 10:51v median +4:47
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Block 04 15:22Running 4 10:49v median +4:45
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Block 05 16:49Running 5 11:07v median +4:58
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Block 06 14:07Running 6 11:43v median +5:18
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 10:52v median +5:05
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 12:33v median +5:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.