The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Smith & Katherine Oilver finished 496th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:03.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:33. The race faded late: the second half went 3:14 worse 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 12:09Running 1 7:01v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 6:31v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 6:49v median +0:55
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 7:09v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 7:07v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:02v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 7:05v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 7:13v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.