The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chloe Brown finished 83rd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:58, faster than 85% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:33 quicker than the median and 32nd of 545. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21. 7:22 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 4:49v median −1:19
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:32v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 4:39v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:33v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:38v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:31v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:33v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:01v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.