The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Megan Denny & Elizabeth Smith crossed the line in 1:23:55: 230th of 585 women's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 123rd of 585. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:30Running 1 6:54v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:43v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:56v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:58v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:58v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 6:01v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 6:03v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:11v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.