The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eugenia Matope finished 535th of 552 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:20:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:01. The race faded late: the second half went 4:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:48 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 13:54Running 1 7:22v median +1:22
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Block 02 12:04Running 2 7:03v median +1:45
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Block 03 16:10Running 3 7:28v median +1:57
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Block 04 19:06Running 4 7:51v median +2:19
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Block 05 14:37Running 5 8:10v median +2:31
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 7:54v median +2:20
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Block 07 17:04Running 7 8:18v median +2:47
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Block 08 22:29Running 8 9:41v median +3:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:48
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.