The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naomi O'Brien finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:31 for 49th of 545 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:34 on the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:42, was faster than 89% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:37 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 9:04Running 1 4:10v median −1:58
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:05v median −1:16
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:29v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:25v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:43v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:26v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:23v median −1:10
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 4:34v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.