The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Katie Blackabee & Maddison Blake 198th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better 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 11:56Running 1 7:31v median +0:59
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:48v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 6:00v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:03v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:10v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 6:06v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 6:10v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 6:09v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.