The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donna Jacobs finished 179th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:00, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:41 on the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:32Running 1 5:14v median −0:50
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 4:49v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:55v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:02v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 4:58v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 5:20v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.