The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fern Laffey & Liz Courtney finished 304th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:46. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:01Running 1 6:46v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:27v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:42v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:39v median −0:17
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:42v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:42v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:49v median −0:08
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:58v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.