The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachel Hadfield & Esme Poole finished 318th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:40. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 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 11:39Running 1 6:32v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:54v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:59v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:02v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:54v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:48v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:50v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.