The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:45 at Birmingham 2026 put Sara Jones 217th of 279 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. 11:18 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
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 13:07Running 1 7:47v median +1:39
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 6:35v median +1:08
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:47v median +1:10
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 6:55v median +1:14
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 6:48v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:38v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:33v median +0:55
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:41v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.