The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Sykes finished 139th of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:40, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:31 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Glasgow 2026 were 1:26 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 4:44v median −1:24
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 4:40v median −0:47
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 4:44v median −0:53
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:36v median −1:05
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 4:47v median −0:59
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:18v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:57v median −0:41
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 5:46v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.