The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Robinson finished 478th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:03:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:37 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:56Running 1 7:06v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:06v median +0:45
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Block 03 13:20Running 3 6:30v median +0:59
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Block 04 19:56Running 4 6:45v median +1:11
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 6:55v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:50v median +1:16
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Block 07 16:13Running 7 6:50v median +1:17
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Block 08 18:53Running 8 8:30v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
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.