The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sue Newman & Rebecca Hickmott crossed the line in 1:20:14: 175th of 627 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:15 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better 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 11:12Running 1 6:10v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:09v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:25v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:30v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:21v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:30v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:26v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.