The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carolyn Leege finished 156th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:16, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:24 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:39v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:50v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:43v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:50v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:47v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:41v median −1:04
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:51v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.