The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:32 at Birmingham 2026 put Nicola McGowan 320th of 552 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:25 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Malaga 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:40Running 1 6:05v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:01v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:11v median −0:20
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Block 04 14:30Running 4 5:22v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:24v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:15v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:01v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.