The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirstie Waddell finished 755th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:53:58.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:35 quicker than the median and 279th of 887. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21. That was 0:44 off the time at EMEA London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 7:02v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:41v median +1:25
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:55v median +1:22
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Block 04 17:22Running 4 7:00v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:11v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:47v median +1:04
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Block 07 15:13Running 7 6:59v median +1:14
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 7:47v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.