The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Ashleigh Bibb & Sally Cowley 469th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 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 13:28Running 1 8:21v median +1:49
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 7:01v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 7:16v median +1:22
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 7:19v median +1:23
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 7:27v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:13v median +1:16
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 7:27v median +1:30
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 7:12v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.