The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:18 at Birmingham 2026 put Shola Welch & Wiola Borukalo 550th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:45. A harder second half: 1:38 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 12:46Running 1 7:40v median +1:18
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:20v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:42v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 6:48v median +0:56
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 7:01v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:58v median +1:03
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 7:07v median +1:12
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 7:33v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.