The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paulina Zak finished 294th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:14, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:33 on the median.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:07v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:12v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:34v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:52v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:33v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:20v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:21v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.