The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2025, Zoe Dempsey crossed the line in 1:33:19: 185th of 380 women, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:27. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2025 and Birmingham 2023 were 3:54 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:21v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:13v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:20v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:09v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:14v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:13v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:21v median −0:16
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:24v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 377
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 377 women who finished.