The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:03 at Birmingham 2026 put Sophie Cole 306th of 547 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:01. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 6:03v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 4:57v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:30v median −0:02
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 5:21v median −0:15
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:39v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:21v median −0:11
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:48v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.