The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:19:59 at Cardiff 2026 put Michaela Welch 391st of 400 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:39 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cardiff 2026 and Cardiff 2025 were 3:32 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:04Running 1 9:08v median +3:10
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Block 02 11:30Running 2 8:23v median +2:53
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Block 03 14:16Running 3 8:29v median +2:42
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Block 04 16:15Running 4 6:18v median +0:30
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Block 05 16:22Running 5 10:09v median +4:13
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:02v median +0:53
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Block 07 19:14Running 7 9:28v median +3:59
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Block 08 28:19Running 8 11:00v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.