The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Grant finished 202nd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:05, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:52. A harder second half: 3:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:01v median −1:07
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:43v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 4:50v median −0:41
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:47v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:47v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:11v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.