The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Bexon finished 464th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:45:42.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:48. A harder second half: 4:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Cardiff 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:13Running 1 5:51v median −0:04
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 6:02v median +0:12
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Block 04 15:13Running 4 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:36v median +0:42
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 6:59v median +0:54
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 6:21v median +0:51
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 8:08v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.