The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Beth Staley crossed the line in 1:30:16: 231st of 547 women, faster than 58% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:37 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:34 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 10:56Running 1 6:04v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:03v median −0:16
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:16v median −0:16
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:18v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:52v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:19v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:19v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:25v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.