The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jane Nock & Julie Newman finished 553rd of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:55:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:50 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 13:05Running 1 8:09v median +1:37
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Block 02 9:48Running 2 7:30v median +1:49
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 7:38v median +1:44
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 7:54v median +1:58
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Block 05 13:48Running 5 8:18v median +2:18
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:25v median +2:28
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Block 07 14:27Running 7 8:27v median +2:30
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 8:43v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.