The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Large & Penny Masterman finished 484th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 3:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:21Running 1 6:27v median −0:05
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Block 02 11:01Running 2 5:53v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 6:01v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 6:16v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 6:41v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:25v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:28v median +0:31
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 6:55v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.