The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:32 at Birmingham 2026 put Natalie Darlington on the age-group podium: 2nd of 134 in the 35–39 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:34, was faster than 99% of the field.
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 9:16Running 1 4:27v median −1:31
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:55v median −1:21
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:11v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:07v median −1:29
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:11v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:02v median −1:41
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:00v median −1:45
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:10v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 women who finished.