The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Heather Smith & Zoe Hall crossed the line in 1:20:43: 168th of 585 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:06Running 1 6:19v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:05v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:19v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:17v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:33v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:36v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:30v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.