The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:23 at Cardiff 2026 put Louise Kirby 574th of 646 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:00 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 13:18Running 1 6:42v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 6:24v median +0:56
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Block 03 16:46Running 3 6:42v median +0:52
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Block 04 16:05Running 4 6:38v median +0:48
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 6:39v median +0:45
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Block 06 10:50Running 6 7:09v median +1:04
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Block 07 14:05Running 7 6:36v median +1:06
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Block 08 20:34Running 8 8:14v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.