The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Evans finished 852nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:17:11.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 10:01. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:24 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:09Running 1 6:53v median +0:55
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 7:01v median +1:45
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Block 03 14:02Running 3 8:16v median +2:43
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Block 04 24:41Running 4 7:57v median +2:21
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Block 05 14:20Running 5 8:48v median +3:04
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 8:04v median +2:21
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Block 07 18:08Running 7 8:18v median +2:33
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 9:43v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:24
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.