The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Shannon Mapps & Claire Banks crossed the line in 1:25:55: 333rd of 680 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the row: 0:36 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:23Running 1 6:49v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:50v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 5:57v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:02v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:39v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:39v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:36v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.