The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:21:05 at Birmingham 2026 put natalie smith 862nd of 887 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:50. A harder second half: 3:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:28, behind 90% 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 14:05Running 1 7:44v median +1:46
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 6:36v median +1:20
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Block 03 15:59Running 3 7:09v median +1:36
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Block 04 22:27Running 4 7:25v median +1:49
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Block 05 14:36Running 5 7:28v median +1:44
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 7:38v median +1:55
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Block 07 17:20Running 7 7:54v median +2:09
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Block 08 23:54Running 8 8:17v median +2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:28
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.