The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Davies finished 102nd of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:24, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:48, was faster than 90% 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 10:12Running 1 4:53v median −1:11
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 4:39v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:45v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:48v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:46v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 4:53v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.