The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jayne Farquharson finished 315th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:03, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:24Running 1 6:02v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:49v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:46v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 4:48v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:46v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:38v median −1:07
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 5:07v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.