The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:33 at Birmingham 2026 put Claire Burns & Susan Kafka 133rd of 341 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:07Running 1 5:28v median −1:02
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:46v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:14v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:32v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:33v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:38v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:34v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.