The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Emma Creighton & Jaime Nicholson crossed the line in 1:12:38: 38th of 341 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:12, 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 10:08Running 1 5:29v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:25v median −1:14
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:29v median −1:21
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:32v median −1:21
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:37v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:37v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:42v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:36v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.