The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mary Heald took 2nd of 34 in the 40–44 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:13:06.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:48 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:02, ahead of 98% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:38v median −1:30
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:05v median −1:22
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:10v median −1:27
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:14v median −1:27
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:28v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:21v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:21v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:27v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 279
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 279 women who finished.