The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:24 at Birmingham 2026 put Ella Thomas & Polly Thomas 77th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 73% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 91% 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 9:31Running 1 5:17v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:49v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 5:04v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:00v median −0:52
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 7:46v median +1:49
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:11v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 5:05v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 5:07v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.