The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Gemma Penwill & Harriet Bates 487th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:32Running 1 7:33v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 7:08v median +1:27
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 7:33v median +1:39
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 7:45v median +1:49
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 7:55v median +1:55
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:38v median +1:41
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 7:58v median +2:01
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 8:39v median +2:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.