The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Katy Fergie & Maria Dowson at Birmingham 2026: 1:09:12, 23rd of 341 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 73% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:14, was faster than 95% of the field.
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 9:36Running 1 5:06v median −1:24
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:11v median −1:28
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:24v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:17v median −1:36
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:29v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:28v median −1:27
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:33v median −1:23
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:27v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 340
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 340 women's teams who finished.