The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Felicity Ellis & Felicity Newsome 498th 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 17% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:34. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:38Running 1 7:35v median +1:13
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:30v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:47v median +0:59
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:58v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 7:00v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 7:00v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 7:07v median +1:12
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 6:59v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.