The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Gemma Nagy & Vicki Speak crossed the line in 1:21:41: 248th of 680 women's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,085 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 6:49v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:45v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:39v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 5:34v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:31v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:22v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:23v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.