The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:58 at Birmingham 2026 put Claire Valentine 182nd of 545 women in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:59. Time in the roxzone, 5:39, was faster than 90% of the field.
The field ran 4:41 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 4:58v median −1:10
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:10v median −1:11
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 4:31v median −1:00
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 4:36v median −0:58
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:45v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:30v median −1:04
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:46v median −0:47
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:03v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.