The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lorraine Connolly finished 477th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:03:06.
The runs carried this race: faster than 28% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 10:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:15 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 12:38Running 1 6:23v median +0:15
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:32v median +0:11
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 6:48v median +1:17
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Block 04 20:06Running 4 6:49v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 6:28v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:09v median +0:36
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Block 08 23:52Running 8 6:40v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.