The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Kia louise Pugh & Cerian Lawrence crossed the line in 1:23:22: 232nd of 627 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:44 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field 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 10:59Running 1 5:45v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:19v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:35v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:20v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:32v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:20v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:28v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:36v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women's teams who finished.