The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Melanie Wade & Maria Leat 429th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:38 on the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:31 faster than the average race this season, by 2,085 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:41v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:56v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 6:25v median +0:37
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:32v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:23v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:23v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:30v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:29v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 680
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 680 women's teams who finished.