The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:08 at Birmingham 2026 put Lauren Saunders 716th of 887 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:07 worse 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. 14:10 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:20Running 1 6:54v median +0:56
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 6:04v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:17v median +0:44
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Block 04 14:40Running 4 6:18v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:12v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:15v median +0:32
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 6:16v median +0:31
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 6:32v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.