The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rhianna Edwards crossed the line in 1:26:20: 183rd of 552 women, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:29 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:14, ahead of 95% of the field.
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 11:26Running 1 5:28v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 4:32v median −0:59
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 4:30v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 4:22v median −1:12
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:27v median −1:04
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 4:41v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.