The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:42:11 at Birmingham 2026 put Sian Williams 540th of 547 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 11:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 14:38 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 13:57Running 1 8:07v median +2:03
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 7:19v median +2:00
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Block 03 19:19Running 3 7:46v median +2:14
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Block 04 26:40Running 4 8:10v median +2:34
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Block 05 15:58Running 5 10:04v median +4:25
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Block 06 13:36Running 6 9:37v median +4:07
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Block 07 20:35Running 7 8:24v median +2:52
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Block 08 25:18Running 8 10:30v median +4:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:38
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.