The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cheryl Cleary finished 530th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:24:44.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:18. A harder second half: 8:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:39 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 17:29Running 1 11:26v median +5:22
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Block 02 10:44Running 2 7:03v median +1:44
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 7:33v median +2:01
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Block 04 20:58Running 4 7:53v median +2:17
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Block 05 15:49Running 5 8:36v median +2:57
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Block 06 10:55Running 6 8:34v median +3:04
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Block 07 18:08Running 7 8:27v median +2:55
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Block 08 25:42Running 8 16:16v median +10:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
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.