The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:01 at Birmingham 2026 put Lucy Carey & Ruth Carey 161st of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:48, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:51v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:01v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:15v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:17v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:29v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:32v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.