The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tianying Hu finished 330th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:54.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:20 quicker than the median and 108th of 545. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21. 2:29 slower than at Seoul 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:30Running 1 6:58v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 5:46v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 6:04v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:19v median +0:36
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:06v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 6:16v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.