The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Betsy Matthews finished 257th of 829 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:25:27, faster than 69% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:31. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:33 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 5:40v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:53v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:10v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:26v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:20v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:28v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:34v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 825
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 825 women who finished.