The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Birmingham 2026, Katie Palmer crossed the line in 1:32:53: 272nd of 545 women, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:33v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:19v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:43v median +0:12
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Block 04 13:13Running 4 5:42v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:16v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:12v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 5:46v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.