The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ailish Henderson finished 495th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:00:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:55 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:42 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 13:26Running 1 7:43v median +1:43
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 6:16v median +0:58
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Block 03 15:27Running 3 6:12v median +0:41
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Block 04 16:28Running 4 6:19v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 6:53v median +1:14
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 6:29v median +0:55
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 08 17:23Running 8 7:20v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.