The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ella Longden finished 347th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:40:21.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 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. That was 3:21 off the time at Vienna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:08v median +0:00
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:53v median +0:22
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:04v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:44v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:43v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:55Running 8 6:30v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.