The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacqueline Sells & Catherine Downes finished 500th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:21.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:35. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 15:16Running 1 10:14v median +3:42
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:07v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:38v median +0:44
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 7:00v median +1:04
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 7:18v median +1:18
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:11v median +1:14
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 7:09v median +1:12
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 7:02v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.