The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Suzanne Mercer finished 492nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:26 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:44Running 1 6:22v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:42v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:49v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:05v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:53v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 6:01v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:17v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.