The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Megan Thomas & Lily Biles 467th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 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 11:39Running 1 6:54v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:45v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:13v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 6:27v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:52v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:43v median +0:48
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 6:51v median +0:56
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 7:17v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.