The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:25 at Birmingham 2026 put Laura Carter 173rd of 280 women in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:04 faster than the average race this season, by 166 athletes who raced both. That was 5:32 off the time at Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:17v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:40v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:52v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:51v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:17v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.