The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Veldre finished 332nd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:55.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:07 quicker than the median and 85th of 545. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better 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 12:17Running 1 7:05v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:26v median +1:05
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 8:42v median +3:11
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Block 04 13:21Running 4 6:28v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:31v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:29v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:24v median +0:51
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 6:45v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.