The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Choolwe Mandona finished 389th of 400 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:19:01.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:32, behind 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:29Running 1 8:08v median +2:10
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Block 02 14:18Running 2 11:08v median +5:38
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Block 03 16:38Running 3 11:26v median +5:39
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Block 04 20:57Running 4 12:48v median +7:00
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Block 05 19:41Running 5 12:22v median +6:26
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Block 06 12:13Running 6 9:09v median +3:00
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 8:17v median +2:48
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Block 08 18:02Running 8 10:25v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.