The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Laverty & sue Lassman finished 451st of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:48 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:27 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 13:22Running 1 7:16v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:59v median +0:18
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:09v median +0:15
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Block 04 14:30Running 4 6:07v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:51v median −0:09
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:50v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:35v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 5:43v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.