The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Jones finished 463rd of 829 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:34:48.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:19. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:46 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:14Running 1 5:36v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 5:21v median −0:07
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:37v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:21v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:22v median −0:10
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:25v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.