The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emily Rothery & Phoebe Meadowcroft finished 555th of 627 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:14.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:06, behind 94% of the field.
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 12:23Running 1 7:38v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:38v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:58v median +1:05
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 7:25v median +1:28
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:32v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:24v median +1:25
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 7:30v median +1:30
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 10:11v median +4:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:06
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women's teams who finished.