The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:14 at Birmingham 2026 put Cath Powell & Victoria Pickering 280th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 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 11:24Running 1 6:22v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:25v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:27v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:27v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:20v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:17v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:22v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.