The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Sarah Francis 192nd of 280 women in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:04 faster than the average race this season, by 166 athletes who raced both. 7:12 slower than at Glasgow 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:30v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 4:46v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:41v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 4:49v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 5:21v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.