The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:03 at Birmingham 2026 put Betsy Matthews 215th of 280 women in the Pro division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:04 faster than the average race this season, by 166 athletes who raced both. Betsy Matthews's fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 6:06v median +0:59
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:23v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:42v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:57v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:56v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:51v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:59v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.