The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Lucy Todd & Fay Woodhouse crossed the line in 1:19:00: 103rd of 341 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:16 better 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 10:53Running 1 6:17v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:18v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:08v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:09v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:15v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:06v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 5:02v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:59v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 340
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 340 women's teams who finished.