The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Pressley finished 144th of 280 women in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:02.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:04. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Helen Pressley.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:38v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:41v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:02v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:09v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 5:06v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 280
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 280 women who finished.