The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vicky Staines finished 343rd of 351 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 2:25:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:53 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 13:05Running 1 7:08v median +1:15
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Block 02 14:03Running 2 9:55v median +4:30
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Block 03 17:37Running 3 8:54v median +3:11
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Block 04 21:03Running 4 8:02v median +2:18
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Block 05 15:06Running 5 9:03v median +3:13
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Block 06 12:37Running 6 8:43v median +2:40
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Block 07 16:37Running 7 7:55v median +2:28
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Block 08 27:20Running 8 9:54v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.