The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicola Benson finished 423rd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:51:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. 12:48 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 12:37Running 1 6:57v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:08v median +0:47
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 6:14v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:52v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:59v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 08 16:28Running 8 6:36v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:48
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.