The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jessica Altoft & Katie Fairclough at Birmingham 2026: 1:11:41, 52nd of 627 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:18, was faster than 94% 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 9:48Running 1 5:14v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:35v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:49v median −1:04
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 5:53v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:54v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:43v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:33v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:55v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women's teams who finished.