The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Gerry finished 193rd of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:56Running 1 6:32v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:42v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 5:55v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 6:03v median +0:22
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:38v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:31v median +0:53
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 7:12v median +1:34
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 7:28v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.