The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abigail McConnell finished 289th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:07, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:32. The race faded late: the second half went 3:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:57Running 1 4:38v median −1:20
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:04v median −1:12
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:35v median −0:58
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:23v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 4:20v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:24v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:27v median −1:18
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 4:31v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.