The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth McColgan finished 199th of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:24.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:50 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:56 worse 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 10:49Running 1 6:42v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:02v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 6:23v median +0:46
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 6:33v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:53v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:22v median +1:44
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 7:12v median +1:34
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 7:54v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.