The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ella Powell finished 317th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:10.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 168th of 545. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:27 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:59 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:23Running 1 6:08v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:39v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 6:00v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 5:52v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:34v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 5:26v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.