The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amber Diplock finished 652nd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:59.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:42, behind 91% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:37Running 1 6:55v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 6:10v median +0:54
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 6:46v median +1:13
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 6:39v median +1:03
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:38v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:30v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:43v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 7:02v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:42
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.