The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Gemma Siebert crossed the line in 1:20:13: 174th of 887 women, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:43 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 87% 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 10:08Running 1 5:02v median −0:56
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:18v median −0:58
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:24v median −1:09
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:33v median −1:03
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:45v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:36v median −1:07
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:42v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 4:44v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.