The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:27 at Birmingham 2026 put Vicky Bedwell 226th of 887 women in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 4:39v median −1:19
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 4:59v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:53v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 4:48v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:37v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:48v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 4:57v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 women who finished.