The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kirti Holmes-Brown finished 527th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:23:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:50, behind 95% 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 14:28Running 1 8:26v median +2:22
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Block 02 12:29Running 2 7:51v median +2:32
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Block 03 16:38Running 3 8:18v median +2:46
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Block 04 20:25Running 4 8:07v median +2:31
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Block 05 15:02Running 5 8:39v median +3:00
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Block 06 11:24Running 6 8:02v median +2:32
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Block 07 18:08Running 7 7:49v median +2:17
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Block 08 22:46Running 8 9:14v median +3:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.