The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Danielle Martin & Demi Belcher at Birmingham 2026: 1:11:07, 29th of 341 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, 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 9:50Running 1 5:10v median −1:20
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:22v median −1:17
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:37v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:40v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:37v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:28v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:33v median −1:23
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 4:33v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.