The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sophie Sweet crossed the line in 1:32:24: 264th of 545 women, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:49 on the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:48Running 1 6:47v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 6:10v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:08v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:01v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 6:18v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.