The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jess Smedley finished 497th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:01:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:46 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:46Running 1 8:20v median +2:20
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Block 02 11:36Running 2 7:05v median +1:47
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Block 03 16:04Running 3 7:40v median +2:09
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Block 04 16:18Running 4 8:04v median +2:32
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Block 05 14:06Running 5 7:50v median +2:11
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 7:39v median +2:05
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 8:06v median +2:35
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 8:35v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:46
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.