The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anne Connolly finished 445th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:55:11.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:29 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 12:36Running 1 6:24v median +0:16
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 5:45v median +0:24
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Block 03 15:25Running 3 5:53v median +0:22
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Block 04 15:33Running 4 5:54v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 6:27v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:34v median +1:00
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:15v median +0:42
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 6:48v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:29
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.