The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elena Ancuta finished 195th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:04, faster than 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:41Running 1 6:39v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:20v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:35v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:59v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 5:10v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.