The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Helen Kelly & Alyssa Fryer crossed the line in 1:15:09: 57th of 341 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:33 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:35, ahead of 89% 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 10:06Running 1 5:25v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:39v median −1:00
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:51v median −0:59
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:50v median −1:03
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:46v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:44v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:59v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 5:01v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.