The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:19 at Birmingham 2026 put Cathy Pye 376th of 552 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:52 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:16 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:43Running 1 7:11v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:02v median +0:44
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 6:11v median +0:40
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Block 04 14:49Running 4 6:19v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:18v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:13v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 6:17v median +0:46
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:36v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.