The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:40:11 at Birmingham 2026 put Lindsay Hardern & Anne O’Donoghue 625th of 627 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 8:52. A harder second half: 8:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:29, behind 97% of the field.
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 16:53Running 1 10:39v median +4:12
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Block 02 12:55Running 2 9:36v median +3:57
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Block 03 18:10Running 3 9:58v median +4:05
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Block 04 22:06Running 4 10:14v median +4:17
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Block 05 18:20Running 5 11:37v median +5:35
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Block 06 15:24Running 6 12:52v median +6:53
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Block 07 23:46Running 7 11:07v median +5:07
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Block 08 21:18Running 8 11:03v median +4:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:29
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 626
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 626 women's teams who finished.