Penny Townsend — HYROX Birmingham 2026 Result

The race, in three figures

Field beaten

96%

Runs

95%

Stations

Biggest gain

Wall Balls

−2:10

v median

75/887

Rank

Biggest loss

1000m SkiErg

−0:31

v median

47/887

Rank

The race, in words

A top 10% finish for Penny Townsend at Birmingham 2026: 1:10:56, 36th of 887 women in the Open division.

Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:10 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:34, was faster than 86% of the field.

This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

Segment Time Standing Rank Gap

Block 01 9:20

Running 1 4:37

39/887
v median −1:21

1000m SkiErg 4:43

47/887
v median −0:31
Block 02 6:34

Running 2 4:05

36/887
v median −1:11

50m Sled Push 2:29

48/887
v median −0:44
Block 03 8:23

Running 3 4:19

47/887
v median −1:14

50m Sled Pull 4:04

55/887
v median −1:21
Block 04 9:17

Running 4 4:10

26/887
v median −1:26

80m Burpee Broad Jump 5:07

144/887
v median −1:36
Block 05 8:59

Running 5 4:16

30/887
v median −1:28

1000m Row 4:43

19/887
v median −0:41
Block 06 6:00

Running 6 4:18

35/887
v median −1:25

200m Farmers Carry 1:42

43/887
v median −0:36
Block 07 3:45

100m Sandbag Lunges 3:45

105/887
v median −1:15
Block 08 4:37

Wall Balls 4:37

75/887
v median −2:10

Where the race went

Run total: 34:12
Stations: 31:10
Roxzone: 5:34
Best run lap: 4:05

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Side by side comparison

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 5:34

B1 · 1000m SkiErg