The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:15 at Birmingham 2026 put Ellen Saxby 588th of 887 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:36. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 12:00Running 1 6:11v median +0:13
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:19v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 5:26v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:19v median −0:24
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:32v median −0:13
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 5:55v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.