The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kate Oliver finished 404th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:14 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:00 worse 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. 14:39 slower than at Rotterdam 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:40Running 1 6:53v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:40v median +0:21
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 5:41v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:38v median +0:02
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 5:44v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:37v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:38v median +0:06
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Block 08 18:09Running 8 5:55v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.