The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:30:23 at Birmingham 2026 put Helen Smith 540th of 552 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:44. The race faded late: the second half went 9:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:15, behind 90% of the field.
The field ran 4:41 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:46Running 1 9:16v median +3:16
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Block 02 12:11Running 2 8:18v median +3:00
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Block 03 16:19Running 3 8:27v median +2:56
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Block 04 22:10Running 4 8:52v median +3:20
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Block 05 15:28Running 5 9:18v median +3:39
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Block 06 11:59Running 6 8:54v median +3:20
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Block 07 20:53Running 7 8:57v median +3:26
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Block 08 26:29Running 8 9:58v median +4:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.