The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Rebecca Smithson 508th of 887 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:43 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both. 36:36 slower than at Oslo 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 5:50v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:09v median −0:07
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:22v median −0:11
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:27v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:16v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:15v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 5:33v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.