The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:46 at Birmingham 2026 put Ffion Taylor l 520th of 552 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 31% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 2% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 8:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:01Running 1 6:00v median +0:00
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Block 02 12:10Running 2 5:39v median +0:21
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Block 03 15:03Running 3 5:34v median +0:03
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Block 04 21:03Running 4 5:44v median +0:12
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Block 05 13:37Running 5 6:15v median +0:36
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Block 06 11:10Running 6 6:25v median +0:51
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Block 07 15:03Running 7 6:26v median +0:55
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Block 08 20:29Running 8 7:12v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.