The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Curry & Ellen Gibbon finished 261st of 341 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:22.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:59. A harder second half: 5:02 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 12:10Running 1 7:14v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:02v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:25v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 6:28v median +0:35
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:36v median +0:39
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 7:00v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 7:03v median +1:07
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 8:16v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 340
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 340 women's teams who finished.