The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:29:46 at Birmingham 2026 put Rachel Seville 870th of 887 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 11:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:05, behind 95% 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 12:14Running 1 7:06v median +1:08
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 6:15v median +0:59
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Block 03 16:17Running 3 6:45v median +1:12
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Block 04 25:04Running 4 7:07v median +1:31
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:10v median +2:26
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Block 06 11:07Running 6 7:53v median +2:10
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Block 07 21:12Running 7 7:59v median +2:14
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Block 08 26:19Running 8 10:01v median +3:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.