The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stella SMITH finished 534th of 547 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:29:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:32. A harder second half: 4:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:27Running 1 8:14v median +2:10
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Block 02 14:16Running 2 7:03v median +1:44
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Block 03 17:02Running 3 7:17v median +1:45
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Block 04 22:58Running 4 7:29v median +1:53
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Block 05 14:47Running 5 7:45v median +2:06
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 7:52v median +2:22
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Block 07 20:10Running 7 8:16v median +2:44
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Block 08 26:00Running 8 8:28v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.