The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Dean finished 281st of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:06.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Helen Dean.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:38Running 1 6:24v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:45v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:55v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 5:50v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:58v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:08v median +0:38
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 6:30v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 6:17v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.