The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elizabeth Hole finished 533rd of 545 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:29:12.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 12:34. The race faded late: the second half went 7:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:40, behind 96% of the field.
The field ran 4:14 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:15Running 1 7:26v median +1:18
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Block 02 11:19Running 2 6:55v median +1:34
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 7:15v median +1:44
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Block 04 25:52Running 4 7:26v median +1:52
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 7:30v median +1:47
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Block 06 10:14Running 6 7:38v median +2:04
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Block 07 25:02Running 7 7:23v median +1:50
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Block 08 22:30Running 8 9:48v median +3:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:40
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.