The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maddie Middleton finished 351st of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:09.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:59. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 6:21v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:42v median +0:24
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 6:12v median +0:41
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 6:09v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:32v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:20v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 6:06v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:19v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.