The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:35 at Birmingham 2026 put Esme Spurling 814th of 887 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:49. A harder second half: 5:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:51 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 11:50Running 1 6:22v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 6:26v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 6:17v median +0:44
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Block 04 17:14Running 4 5:57v median +0:21
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 6:47v median +1:03
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 6:31v median +0:48
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Block 07 14:48Running 7 6:29v median +0:44
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 8:21v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.