The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:32 at Birmingham 2026 put Hannah Shepherd 390th of 547 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 1:28 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 12:50Running 1 7:21v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 6:11v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:47v median +1:15
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 6:59v median +1:23
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Block 05 13:39Running 5 7:04v median +1:25
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:24v median +1:54
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 7:17v median +1:45
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 6:58v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.