The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Platel took 2nd of 15 in the 50–54 age group at Cardiff 2026, in 1:19:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:18, was faster than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 5:25 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:40Running 1 5:22v median −0:36
-
Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:28v median −1:02
-
Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:45v median −1:02
-
Block 04 13:12Running 4 4:41v median −1:07
-
Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:56v median −1:00
-
Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:59v median −1:10
-
Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:25v median −1:04
-
Block 08 10:38Running 8 5:16v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 394
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 394 women who finished.