The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Pritchard finished 338th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:35:15.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:46 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:04Running 1 5:50v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:27v median −0:01
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:44v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:55v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:56v median +0:02
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:13v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:40v median +0:10
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 7:11v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.