The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sarah Freeman & Jodie Swain crossed the line in 1:25:10: 321st of 680 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:35. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:53v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:29v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:44v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:49v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:10v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:58v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:56v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 6:03v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women's teams who finished.