The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Jones finished 218th of 253 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:54:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:04. A harder second half: 12:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
2:42 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 5:45v median −0:13
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Block 02 11:10Running 2 6:30v median +1:07
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 6:01v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:18v median +0:35
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 6:17v median +0:27
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 6:38v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:56v median +0:31
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Block 08 26:16Running 8 7:27v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 252
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 252 women who finished.