The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thant Phway & Danielle Ardern finished 416th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:35:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:25 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 2,085 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:51Running 1 6:44v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 5:32v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:36v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:53v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:16v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:22v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 6:22v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:28v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.