The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maria Yuqing Song finished 197th of 351 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:33:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:55. A harder second half: 6:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:44v median −1:09
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:27v median −0:58
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Block 03 14:01Running 3 8:10v median +2:27
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:41v median −1:03
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:20v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:56v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:36v median −0:51
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Block 08 18:58Running 8 5:34v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 349
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 349 women who finished.