The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fern Read finished in the top 10% of the field at Cardiff 2026, in 1:12:23 for 22nd of 646 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:09, ahead of 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 9:39Running 1 4:48v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:18v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:43v median −1:07
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 4:40v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:42v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:58v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:25v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 5:13v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 639
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 639 women who finished.