The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Kea Ward & Georgie McDonald crossed the line in 1:25:57: 289th of 627 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:15Running 1 6:39v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:49v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:09v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 6:24v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:16v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:02v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 6:09v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:56v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.