The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amber Cox finished 166th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:47, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 2:43 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 11:17Running 1 6:05v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:02v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:20v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:39v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 5:57v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:40v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:34v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.