The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:39 at Birmingham 2026 put Alison Rootham 398th of 545 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:21. A harder second half: 7:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:34Running 1 6:30v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:38v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 5:44v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:00v median +0:17
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 5:59v median +0:25
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Block 07 14:11Running 7 6:18v median +0:45
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Block 08 16:59Running 8 6:47v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.