The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Amanda Tankard & Sarah Gibson 558th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 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 12:05Running 1 7:01v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:56v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:35Running 3 6:10v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 6:10v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:23v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:12v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:18v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 6:26v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.