The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cardiff 2026, Sophie Cook crossed the line in 1:29:12: 145th of 389 women, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:15. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 1:32 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:14v median −0:46
-
Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:13v median −0:21
-
Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:16v median −0:34
-
Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:15v median −0:39
-
Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:20v median −0:40
-
Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:46v median −0:24
-
Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:04v median −0:28
-
Block 08 14:33Running 8 6:25v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 382
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 382 women who finished.