The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shannon Horton finished 400th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:01 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 12:21Running 1 7:08v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 6:25v median +1:06
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:21v median +0:49
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 6:36v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:41v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:22v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 6:29v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 6:48v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.