The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kayleigh Jaycock finished 537th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:55. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:07Running 1 5:43v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:08v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 5:18v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 5:11v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:20v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:07v median −0:36
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:26v median −0:19
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 5:39v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.