The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lizzie Bodmer finished 478th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:47:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:53 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:05Running 1 6:05v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:21v median +0:53
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 5:57v median +0:07
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 6:00v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:08v median +0:14
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 6:17v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:50v median +0:20
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Block 08 19:04Running 8 7:27v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.