The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lyndsay Ashurst finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:16 for 58th of 552 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:47, ahead of 85% 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. 3:01 slower than at Copenhagen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:03v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:30v median −1:01
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:33v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:32v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:36v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 4:41v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.