The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2023, Hannah Baines crossed the line in 1:28:54: 208th of 532 women, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:16Running 1 3:40v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:09v median −0:36
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Block 03 15:54Running 3 10:01v median +4:00
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:27v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:31v median −0:42
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:40v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:40v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 6:02v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.