The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tara Burgess finished 355th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:12, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:26, was faster than 89% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,285 athletes who raced both. Tara Burgess's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 5:09v median −0:49
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:20v median −0:56
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 6:45v median +1:12
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 6:47v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 4:34v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:30v median −1:13
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:39v median −1:06
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 4:50v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.