The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Caroline Marks crossed the line in 1:30:39: 390th of 887 women, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:35Running 1 6:34v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:46v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:32v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:42v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:31v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:15v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:24v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.