The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:06 at Cardiff 2026 put Maddie Gordon 267th of 351 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:35Running 1 7:05v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 6:21v median +0:56
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:54v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:37v median +0:53
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:17v median +1:27
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Block 06 10:13Running 6 7:30v median +1:27
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 6:30v median +1:03
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Block 08 16:54Running 8 8:07v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.