The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:19 at Birmingham 2026 put Jo Hardy & Karen Thompson 235th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:52 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 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 11:29Running 1 6:20v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:16v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:11v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:12v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:12v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:13v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:23v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women's teams who finished.