The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louisa Hesketh took 3rd of 56 in the 45–49 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:23.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:01, ahead of 97% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both. Louisa Hesketh's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 4:59v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:18v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:27v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 4:31v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:35v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:24v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:31v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.