The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:00 at Birmingham 2026 put Grace Jones 429th of 545 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 36% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:56 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:04Running 1 6:45v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:51v median +0:20
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Block 04 17:00Running 4 5:53v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:57v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 5:58v median +0:24
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Block 07 15:59Running 7 5:57v median +0:24
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Block 08 16:59Running 8 6:40v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.