The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Francesca Evans finished 542nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:56.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. The sled push cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better 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 11:31Running 1 5:57v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:24v median +0:08
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 6:01v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 5:56v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:56v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:52v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:59v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 6:11v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.