The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Hannah Matthewson & Anna Hayes crossed the line in 1:13:53: 67th of 585 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:37, ahead of 92% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,085 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:05v median −1:27
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:38v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:50v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:41v median −1:15
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:37v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:49v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:39v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:36v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.