The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sherise Howell finished 887th of 887 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 4:30:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 43:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:06, behind 99% 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 19:35Running 1 13:00v median +7:02
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Block 02 18:42Running 2 14:48v median +9:32
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Block 03 26:26Running 3 11:15v median +5:42
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Block 04 58:16Running 4 12:07v median +6:31
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Block 05 20:26Running 5 12:15v median +6:31
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Block 06 15:05Running 6 12:22v median +6:39
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Block 07 1:01:12Running 7 12:29v median +6:44
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Block 08 31:14Running 8 16:35v median +10:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:06
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.