The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelly Sidebottom finished 72nd of 141 women in the Pro division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:26:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:44 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:18 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 4:47v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:16v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 4:45v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 5:00v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 140
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 140 women who finished.