The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katie Staton finished 250th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:39, faster than 54% of the field.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:02. Paced to finish: the second half went 10:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:47, was faster than 90% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 4:37v median −1:27
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:06v median −1:13
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 9:14v median +3:42
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Block 04 15:40Running 4 9:10v median +3:34
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:25v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:18v median −1:12
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:22v median −1:10
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 4:31v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.