The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ellie Shea at Birmingham 2026: 1:16:47, 53rd of 545 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:22 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:29, was faster than 92% of the field.
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 10:12Running 1 5:36v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:50v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:52v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:56v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:53v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.