The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anna Coutin finished 264th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:50, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:14 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse 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 11:56Running 1 6:28v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:48v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:56v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:48v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 5:54v median +0:22
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 6:10v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.