The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Prue Shelley finished 727th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:50:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 35% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:25 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:37 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. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Prue Shelley.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 6:26v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:33v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:45v median +0:12
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Block 04 15:21Running 4 5:47v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:58v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:59v median +0:16
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Block 07 16:22Running 7 5:57v median +0:12
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Block 08 17:48Running 8 6:50v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.