The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Young finished 459th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:58:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:49. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:54 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:12Running 1 7:20v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 6:21v median +1:00
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 6:30v median +0:59
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Block 04 16:23Running 4 6:38v median +1:04
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:05v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 6:48v median +1:14
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:43v median +1:10
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 7:26v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.