The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Doy & Elizabeth Hettle finished 396th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:39.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:44Running 1 6:45v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:33v median −0:08
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:34v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:40v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 5:46v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:48v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:39v median −0:18
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:50v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.