The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Sophie Jones 111th of 279 women in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 49th of 279. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:03Running 1 6:23v median +0:15
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:29v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:19v median −0:18
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:02v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:03v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:54v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:14v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 279
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 279 women who finished.