The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:14 at Birmingham 2026 put Florentina Preda 171st of 279 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:38, behind 86% 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 13:49Running 1 8:25v median +2:17
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:04v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:24v median −0:13
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:35v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:03v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:45v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:38v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:02v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.