The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lauren Hoare finished 510th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:14:57.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 10:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:36 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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 12:12Running 1 7:04v median +0:56
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 6:18v median +0:57
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Block 03 16:00Running 3 8:50v median +3:19
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Block 04 22:51Running 4 8:43v median +3:09
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 6:54v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:39v median +1:05
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Block 07 22:25Running 7 6:36v median +1:03
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Block 08 19:07Running 8 8:07v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.