The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Eve Mason & Catherine Creamer crossed the line in 1:18:19: 162nd of 680 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, was faster than 85% of the field.
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 10:22Running 1 6:04v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:11v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:32v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:29v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:39v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:40v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:48v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:54v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.