The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:06 at Birmingham 2026 put Lisa Eckersley 368th of 545 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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 11:51Running 1 6:54v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:03v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 6:09v median +0:38
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 6:23v median +0:49
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:42v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:35v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:25v median +0:52
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 6:23v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.