The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Courtney Sweetman-Kirk at Birmingham 2026: 1:17:10, 50th of 547 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:28 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 4:14 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:49v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:19v median −1:00
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:42v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:28v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:31v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:27v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:21v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:24v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.