The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Chloe Armitt & Amy Bainbridge crossed the line in 1:26:24: 301st of 627 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:03 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:52 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 11:05Running 1 6:19v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:17v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 5:40v median −0:17
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:43v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:51v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:34v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 5:40v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women's teams who finished.