The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Carr finished 412th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:41:06.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:07 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:10 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:40Running 1 6:23v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:26v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 04 14:18Running 4 5:53v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:47v median −0:07
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:13v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 08 17:46Running 8 6:55v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.