The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francine Williams finished 455th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:52:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:58 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 12:24Running 1 6:35v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:51v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 04 17:12Running 4 6:11v median +0:39
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:15v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:24v median +0:50
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 6:20v median +0:49
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Block 08 18:19Running 8 7:03v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.