The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Caprice Smith crossed the line in 1:29:49: 223rd of 547 women, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:13 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 6:27v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 8:06v median +2:34
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:39v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:41v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:33v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 5:23v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.