The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joanna Ward finished 159th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:53, faster than 71% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:45 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:38v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:27v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:23v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:43v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:20v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:36v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.