The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:23 at Birmingham 2026 put Helen Langley 470th of 545 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:11 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 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 16:27Running 1 9:39v median +3:31
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 6:08v median +0:47
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Block 03 15:09Running 3 6:33v median +1:02
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 6:31v median +0:57
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Block 05 13:41Running 5 6:58v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:36v median +1:02
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Block 07 14:59Running 7 8:44v median +3:11
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 7:47v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.