The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katarzyna Michalczyk finished 537th of 646 women in the Open division at Cardiff 2026, in 1:54:52.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:59. A harder second half: 5:09 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 12:04Running 1 6:46v median +0:51
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 6:23v median +0:55
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Block 03 13:17Running 3 6:43v median +0:53
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Block 04 16:40Running 4 6:52v median +1:02
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 7:03v median +1:09
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Block 06 11:30Running 6 6:59v median +0:54
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 6:30v median +1:00
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 8:36v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.