The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alexandra Williamson crossed the line in 1:30:40: 249th of 552 women, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:17Running 1 6:03v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:28v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:58v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:11v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:55v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 6:09v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.