The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lydia Purves finished 379th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:11, faster than 57% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:13 quicker than the median and 222nd of 887. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 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 11:00Running 1 5:57v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:14v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:41v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:22v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:24v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:18v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:10v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:36v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.