The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Katie Radford & Lois Findlay crossed the line in 1:21:24: 176th of 585 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 2,085 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:20Running 1 6:20v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:46v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:47v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:48v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:42v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 5:34v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:55v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.