The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:21 at Birmingham 2026 put Sarah Boughey & Alexandra Hughes 451st of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median. A harder second half: 1:45 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 11:51Running 1 7:30v median +1:08
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 6:42v median +1:07
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 7:02v median +1:14
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:55v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 7:04v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:04v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 7:09v median +1:14
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 7:15v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.