The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Rees & Michelle Hussey finished 494th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:23.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 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 11:39Running 1 6:35v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:47v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:59v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 6:00v median +0:08
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 5:57v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:09v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:16v median +0:21
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 6:31v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.