The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anna Smith finished 396th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:33Running 1 7:36v median +1:36
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:27v median +1:09
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:26v median +0:55
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 6:42v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 6:47v median +1:08
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:41v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:38v median +1:07
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Block 08 13:04Running 8 6:37v median +0:48
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.