The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Natalie Gardiner crossed the line in 1:28:45: 210th of 547 women, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:58. Stronger after halfway: 3:51 better against the middle of the field 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 10:56Running 1 5:24v median −0:40
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 4:30v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:31v median −1:01
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 4:34v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 4:48v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:30v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:28v median −1:04
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 4:44v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.