The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emily Costello finished 469th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:55:05.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:42Running 1 8:31v median +2:31
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 7:17v median +1:59
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 7:23v median +1:52
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 7:30v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:42v median +2:03
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:39v median +2:05
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Block 07 15:09Running 7 7:47v median +2:16
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 8:11v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.