The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:04 at Birmingham 2026 put Michelle O Brien & Audrey Clarke 594th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:49Running 1 8:02v median +1:40
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:54v median +1:19
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 7:26v median +1:38
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 7:36v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:35v median +1:38
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 7:28v median +1:33
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 7:55v median +2:00
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 8:06v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.