The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Helen Sherfield crossed the line in 1:24:08: 147th of 552 women, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 1:37 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 11:13Running 1 6:19v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:11v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:13v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:17v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:28v median −0:03
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:24v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.