The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Chipperfield finished 486th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:58:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:23Running 1 8:03v median +2:03
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 6:36v median +1:18
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Block 03 13:31Running 3 6:31v median +1:00
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Block 04 16:00Running 4 6:37v median +1:05
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Block 05 13:10Running 5 6:47v median +1:08
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 7:00v median +1:26
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Block 07 14:47Running 7 7:02v median +1:31
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Block 08 16:54Running 8 7:17v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.