The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Harmony Cooper & Erica Richardson finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:08:37 for 28th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 99% of the field.
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 9:28Running 1 4:55v median −1:27
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:05v median −1:30
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:11v median −1:37
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:15v median −1:37
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:17v median −1:40
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:21v median −1:34
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:31v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:32v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women's teams who finished.