The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maria McMahon at Birmingham 2026: 1:16:58, 47th of 547 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 76% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:53 quicker than the median and 11th of 547. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 88% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:45v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:47v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:57v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 5:00v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:59v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 5:04v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.