The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liz Connors & Lucy Bailey finished 104th of 341 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:01, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse 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 10:15Running 1 5:29v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:52v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:09v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:16v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:14v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:19v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:12v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.