The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:24 at Birmingham 2026 put Gemma Essoof 463rd of 552 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:28. The race faded late: the second half went 3:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:45 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:20Running 1 6:51v median +0:51
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 5:56v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:06v median +0:35
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Block 04 16:45Running 4 5:56v median +0:24
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 6:20v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:12v median +0:38
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Block 07 12:51Running 7 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 08 17:59Running 8 6:44v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.