The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Brown finished 195th of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:33.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:15. A harder second half: 5:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:01Running 1 6:46v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:47v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:51v median +0:14
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:55v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 06 11:36Running 6 9:28v median +3:50
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 6:06v median +0:28
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 6:14v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.