The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Lauren Williams crossed the line in 1:29:37: 276th of 748 women, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:40. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
An improvement of 0:30 on Sydney 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:30v median −0:38
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:39v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:16v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:12v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:05v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:57v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:52v median −0:47
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 5:14v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 742
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 742 women who finished.