The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, George Backhouse & Alice Oliver crossed the line in 1:21:42: 181st of 585 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:02 on the median.
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 11:28Running 1 6:53v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:40v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:50v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:46v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:58v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:55v median −0:02
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:57v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:06v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.