The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Hayley Sheppard & Katherine Solomon 180th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 2,085 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:44v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:06v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:17v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:08v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:18v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:09v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:13v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.