The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ellie Cope & Amy Scott crossed the line in 1:24:04: 165th of 341 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:42 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:05Running 1 5:19v median −1:11
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:15v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:39v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:48v median −0:05
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:48v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:39v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:57v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:41v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.