The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christine Meek finished 402nd of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:04.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:41. A harder second half: 7:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:52Running 1 6:24v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:38v median −0:01
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:46v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:49v median +0:18
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 6:05v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.