The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Millie Simpson & Frances Blackburn finished 332nd of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:27.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 98th of 585. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 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 11:49Running 1 7:04v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:08v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 6:22v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:26v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:15v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:10v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 6:07v median +0:10
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 6:16v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.