The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ffion Evans & Gill Bowden crossed the line in 1:21:00: 191st of 627 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 52% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field 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
-
Block 01 11:22Running 1 6:18v median −0:09
-
Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:02v median −0:37
-
Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:18v median −0:35
-
Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:18v median −0:39
-
Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:31v median −0:31
-
Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:25v median −0:34
-
Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:18v median −0:42
-
Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:20v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.