The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sue Whittall finished 508th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:05:40.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:49. A harder second half: 5:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21. The fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division for Sue Whittall.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:30Running 1 7:46v median +1:46
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 6:40v median +1:22
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Block 03 14:37Running 3 6:54v median +1:23
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Block 04 17:25Running 4 7:01v median +1:29
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Block 05 13:30Running 5 7:18v median +1:39
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Block 06 13:13Running 6 10:37v median +5:03
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Block 07 16:06Running 7 7:17v median +1:46
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 8:05v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.