The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lynsey Groom finished 334th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:57.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:53. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 6:14v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:20v median +0:01
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:35v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:42v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:43Running 7 5:47v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:58v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.