The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Helen Burns & Joanna Gray crossed the line in 1:13:45: 45th of 341 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:36, ahead of 88% of the field.
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 10:31Running 1 5:50v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:50v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:45v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:42v median −1:11
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:54v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:47v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:46v median −1:10
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:42v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.