The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Jenny Coates & Steph Lake 565th of 585 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:31, behind 97% of the field.
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 12:55Running 1 8:01v median +1:29
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Block 02 13:06Running 2 10:51v median +5:10
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 9:17v median +3:23
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Block 04 15:35Running 4 10:32v median +4:36
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Block 05 15:17Running 5 9:46v median +3:46
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Block 06 11:10Running 6 9:01v median +3:04
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 8:47v median +2:50
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 9:39v median +3:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:31
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.