The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xiaojie Kirby finished 346th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:30.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 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 11:23Running 1 6:22v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:52v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 6:12v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:16v median +0:37
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:20v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 6:25v median +0:54
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:39v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.