The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:18 at Birmingham 2026 put Sophie Gibbins 444th of 552 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:00. The race faded late: the second half went 4:09 worse 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 12:00Running 1 6:59v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 6:00v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:33v median +1:02
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 6:33v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:47v median +1:08
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 6:33v median +0:59
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 6:31v median +1:00
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Block 08 17:50Running 8 7:03v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.