The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Layla Davies finished 529th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:56 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:19v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:40v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:56v median +0:23
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:02v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:57v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:57v median +0:14
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:59v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 6:06v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.