The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Cann finished 197th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:58, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the SkiErg: 0:30 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median.
The field ran 2:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:47v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:05v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 4:49v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:54v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:52v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 4:52v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:04v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.