The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Cheesbrough finished 605th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:37 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:56Running 1 6:28v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:33v median +0:17
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:52v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 5:46v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 5:56v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:55v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 6:10v median +0:25
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 6:03v median −0:03
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.