The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donna Forbes & Beckie Tollervey finished 519th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:35:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:26. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:01Running 1 7:09v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:53v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:01v median +0:13
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 6:05v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:04v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:55v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:53v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:04v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.