The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Nicola Louise Darling crossed the line in 1:28:27: 343rd of 887 women, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:10 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:29 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 5:51v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:05v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:19v median −0:14
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:26v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:19v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:28v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:27v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.