The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Melissa Oldershaw & Lorraine Velvett crossed the line in 1:20:29: 183rd of 627 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:31Running 1 5:44v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:11v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:12v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:28v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:29v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:46v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:32v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.