The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:12 at Birmingham 2026 put Michaela Welch 490th of 547 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:03 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 2:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:20Running 1 6:35v median +0:31
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 5:59v median +0:27
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 6:27v median +0:51
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 6:17v median +0:38
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:25v median +0:55
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Block 07 15:00Running 7 6:13v median +0:41
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Block 08 23:59Running 8 6:56v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.