The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirstie Wateridge finished 129th of 400 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:26:53, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:03v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:36v median −0:54
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:47v median −1:00
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 4:50v median −0:58
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:17v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 4:54v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:28v median −1:01
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 6:01v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.