The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Varinder Zielonka finished 853rd of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:17:17.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:02. A harder second half: 4:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:13 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:38Running 1 6:18v median +0:20
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Block 02 11:30Running 2 6:13v median +0:57
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Block 03 16:49Running 3 6:31v median +0:58
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Block 04 19:17Running 4 7:01v median +1:25
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Block 05 13:18Running 5 6:34v median +0:50
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:32v median +0:49
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 6:53v median +1:08
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Block 08 28:13Running 8 7:24v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
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.