The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Natalie Bhangal at Birmingham 2023: 1:14:22, 31st of 532 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 97% of the field.
Birmingham ran slow: the 307 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:07v median −1:12
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:19v median −1:26
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 4:28v median −1:33
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:22v median −1:43
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:22v median −1:51
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:18v median −1:48
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:21v median −1:45
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:51v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 women who finished.