The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:01 at Birmingham 2026 put Paula Birch & Emma Beacham 134th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better 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 10:46Running 1 6:01v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:10v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:13v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:11v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:12v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:04v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 5:06v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 5:04v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women's teams who finished.