The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Newsome finished 369th of 389 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:11:38.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:44. Stronger after halfway: 3:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
1:31 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:28Running 1 8:01v median +2:01
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Block 02 13:29Running 2 10:11v median +4:37
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Block 03 16:05Running 3 10:25v median +4:35
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Block 04 20:54Running 4 10:39v median +4:45
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Block 05 17:08Running 5 11:02v median +5:02
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Block 06 14:30Running 6 11:10v median +5:00
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 7:32v median +2:00
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Block 08 17:04Running 8 9:55v median +3:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.