The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelly Spence finished 293rd of 351 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:52:18.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:32 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:03Running 1 6:45v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:16v median +0:51
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Block 03 13:02Running 3 6:23v median +0:40
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 6:38v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:02v median +1:12
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Block 06 11:51Running 6 7:35v median +1:32
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Block 07 14:04Running 7 6:42v median +1:15
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Block 08 17:07Running 8 8:43v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.