The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elkie Pedder finished 249th of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:02:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:58 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 12:19Running 1 7:02v median +0:54
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 6:19v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 6:46v median +1:09
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Block 04 17:19Running 4 6:45v median +1:04
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 6:59v median +1:13
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 7:03v median +1:25
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Block 07 15:25Running 7 6:50v median +1:12
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Block 08 19:29Running 8 9:01v median +3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.