The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elizabeth Russell finished 220th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:37, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:08 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field 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 12:22Running 1 6:56v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:32v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:26v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:15v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:00v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:58v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:03v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.