The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Theresa Xu finished 343rd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:56.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 174th of 545. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:56 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 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 11:56Running 1 6:29v median +0:21
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:28v median +0:07
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:54v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:53v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:13v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:28v median +0:54
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Block 07 12:30Running 7 6:29v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 6:41v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.