The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sharon Bowles finished 339th of 351 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:19:42.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:51. The race faded late: the second half went 4:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 7:24 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 1:09 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:21Running 1 7:42v median +1:49
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Block 02 11:34Running 2 7:23v median +1:58
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Block 03 15:45Running 3 7:47v median +2:04
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Block 04 21:55Running 4 8:05v median +2:21
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Block 05 15:02Running 5 8:24v median +2:34
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Block 06 12:57Running 6 8:15v median +2:12
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Block 07 17:28Running 7 7:29v median +2:02
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Block 08 23:20Running 8 13:35v median +6:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.