The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Laura Gates 354th of 887 women in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:41 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:02 better against the middle of the field 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 11:30Running 1 6:21v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:23v median +0:07
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 5:39v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:34v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:43v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:36v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:32v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 5:22v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.