The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Niamh McCarney Blagbrough & Maisy Smith crossed the line in 1:19:56: 167th of 627 women's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations.
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 10:15Running 1 5:34v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:08v median −0:45
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:07v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:05v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:00v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:10v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:17v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.