The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xuanrong Zhang finished 527th of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:25:27.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:56. A harder second half: 9:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:45, behind 99% 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 12:24Running 1 6:42v median +0:34
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Block 02 11:17Running 2 7:04v median +1:43
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Block 03 17:04Running 3 7:50v median +2:19
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Block 04 20:23Running 4 7:59v median +2:25
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 7:49v median +2:06
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 8:00v median +2:26
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Block 07 19:22Running 7 7:54v median +2:21
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Block 08 24:57Running 8 11:10v median +5:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:45
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.