The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah-Jayne Williams finished 425th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:51:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:39Running 1 6:47v median +0:39
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:55v median +0:24
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Block 04 16:04Running 4 6:00v median +0:26
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:03v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:02v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 6:04v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 7:22v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.