The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Constance Ellery & Rachael Poole finished 345th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:28.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:06Running 1 6:17v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:22v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:34v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:46v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:51v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:50v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:46v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:48v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.