The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elena Papachristou finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:11 for 22nd of 552 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21. 0:09 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:27v median −1:33
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:08v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:14v median −1:17
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:08v median −1:24
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:08v median −1:31
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:05v median −1:29
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:09v median −1:22
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Block 08 7:52Running 8 4:14v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.