The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Dowse finished 511th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:11:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 8:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. 13:03 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:14Running 1 7:30v median +1:26
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 6:36v median +1:17
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Block 03 13:54Running 3 6:48v median +1:16
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Block 04 22:35Running 4 7:02v median +1:26
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Block 05 14:14Running 5 7:26v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:14v median +1:44
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 6:56v median +1:24
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Block 08 18:28Running 8 8:17v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.