The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirsty Hemming finished 267th of 400 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:26.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:08 behind the median.
The field ran 3:10 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 5:36v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:22v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 6:02v median +0:15
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Block 04 15:46Running 4 6:20v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:09v median +0:13
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 6:42v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 5:43v median +0:14
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:15v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.