The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Essie McGlynn finished 182nd of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:29 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:29, behind 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:07v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:30v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:50v median +0:13
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Block 04 14:44Running 4 5:36v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 5:51v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:46v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:36v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 6:02v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.