The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Marshall finished 825th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:05:29.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:42 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 12:36Running 1 7:09v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 6:11v median +0:55
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 6:34v median +1:01
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Block 04 17:23Running 4 6:51v median +1:15
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 6:53v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:58v median +1:15
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Block 07 16:37Running 7 6:57v median +1:12
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 8:11v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:42
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.