The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellie Parkinson finished 504th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:04:43.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:28. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 6:46v median +0:46
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 7:11v median +1:53
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 6:43v median +1:12
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Block 04 20:00Running 4 6:54v median +1:22
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 7:31v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 7:25v median +1:51
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Block 07 15:27Running 7 7:47v median +2:16
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Block 08 19:42Running 8 8:05v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.