The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Illingworth finished 642nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:52. A harder second half: 4:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 6:05v median +0:07
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:41v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:43v median +0:10
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Block 04 14:07Running 4 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:13v median +0:29
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:03v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 6:46v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.