The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Courtni Foster finished 199th of 280 women in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:35v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 4:45v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 4:59v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:53v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 4:49v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.