The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly James finished 606th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:40:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:45Running 1 6:10v median +0:12
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:23v median +0:07
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 5:31v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:33v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:23v median −0:22
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 6:06v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.