The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Hills finished 139th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:24:08, faster than 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:05 slower than the median. Time in the roxzone, 3:04, was faster than 95% 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 9:48Running 1 4:25v median −1:30
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:31v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:38v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:19v median −1:31
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:20v median −1:34
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:32v median −1:33
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:05v median −1:25
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 4:58v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:04
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.