The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Helen Biggs & Rebecca Hudson Smith crossed the line in 1:19:21: 154th of 627 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 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 11:03Running 1 6:20v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:06v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 5:15v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:26v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:41v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:48v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:32v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.