The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sally Freeman won the 45–49 age group at Birmingham 2026 in 1:06:47, first of 66.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:13 on the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:33, was faster than 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Birmingham 2024 were 6:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:23v median −1:45
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:51v median −1:30
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:00v median −1:31
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:59v median −1:35
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:10v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:57v median −1:37
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:18v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:10v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.