The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:21 at Birmingham 2026 put Natasha Lock 422nd of 547 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:18 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:33Running 1 7:32v median +1:28
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:40v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 6:50v median +1:18
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Block 04 15:47Running 4 6:54v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:59v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 7:02v median +1:32
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 7:03v median +1:31
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Block 08 15:43Running 8 7:05v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women who finished.