The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julie Ellis & Liz Miller finished 479th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:39 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 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 13:17Running 1 7:54v median +1:22
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:31v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 6:25v median +0:31
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 6:23v median +0:27
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:29v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:17v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:59Running 7 6:32v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:32v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.