The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Clair Spear crossed the line in 1:31:38: 249th of 547 women, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:17. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:46Running 1 6:08v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:14v median −0:18
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:05v median −0:27
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:23v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.