The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Cottrell finished 183rd of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:49.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:01 on the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:04Running 1 6:53v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:04v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 6:13v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 6:41v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:24v median +1:38
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:46v median +1:08
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:26v median +0:48
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 6:42v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.