The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Watson finished 502nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:35:13.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:29. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:12Running 1 6:19v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:23v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:28v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:31v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:34v median −0:11
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 5:38v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.