The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Idaishe Machakaire & Patricia Dhliwayo finished 247th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:42, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse 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 10:50Running 1 6:10v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:21v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:28v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:31v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:41v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:25v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 5:46v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.