The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Becky Edwards finished 78th of 400 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:22:42, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:14, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:32 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 5:38v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:59v median −0:48
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:59v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:10v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:15v median −0:54
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 8:07v median +2:38
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 5:56v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:14
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.