The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Janet Simons & Emma Bolton finished 556th of 627 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:59. A harder second half: 6:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:58, behind 88% of the field.
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 12:33Running 1 7:44v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 6:44v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:54v median +1:01
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 7:10v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:16v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:06v median +1:07
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 7:37v median +1:37
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 7:41v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.