The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlotte Myers finished 440th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:48:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races. 6:32 slower than at Amsterdam 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:40Running 1 6:18v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:26v median +0:08
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 5:41v median +0:09
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:03v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:43v median +0:09
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 08 19:51Running 8 6:28v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.