The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naomi Dibb finished 439th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:50:49.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:31 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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. Naomi Dibb's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:56Running 1 7:16v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:46Running 2 7:18v median +1:59
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:54v median +1:22
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 6:46v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:46Running 5 7:16v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:00v median +1:30
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 7:15v median +1:43
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 7:42v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.