The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachael Gold finished 411th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:07.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 5:22v median −0:46
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:21v median +0:00
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 5:43v median +0:12
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 5:46v median +0:12
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 5:58v median +0:15
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 6:27v median +0:53
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Block 07 15:32Running 7 6:54v median +1:21
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 7:08v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.