The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Farquhar finished 490th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:59:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:56 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 11:54Running 1 6:26v median +0:26
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Block 02 13:27Running 2 9:51v median +4:33
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 6:33v median +1:01
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Block 05 14:00Running 5 7:06v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:09v median +1:35
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 7:00v median +1:29
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Block 08 19:49Running 8 7:50v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.