The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jessica Read finished 280th of 280 women in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:37:07.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 12:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 19:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:27 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 13:35Running 1 8:15v median +3:08
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Block 02 14:03Running 2 7:47v median +3:19
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Block 03 17:37Running 3 8:27v median +3:43
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Block 04 18:05Running 4 8:25v median +3:40
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Block 05 15:49Running 5 9:27v median +4:35
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Block 06 13:05Running 6 8:44v median +3:58
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Block 07 27:23Running 7 9:46v median +4:57
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Block 08 25:13Running 8 10:36v median +5:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.