The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elise Smith & Ellie Armitage finished 185th of 627 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:39, faster than 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:56. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:52Running 1 5:28v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:17v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:18v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:22v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:22v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:28v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 5:34v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.