The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen McConnell finished 261st of 280 women in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:57. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:23 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 166 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:04 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:35Running 1 6:30v median +1:23
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 5:53v median +1:25
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 5:58v median +1:14
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:59v median +1:14
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:29v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:03v median +1:17
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 6:06v median +1:17
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:32v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 280
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 280 women who finished.