The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stacey Metcalfe & Caitlin Barber finished 601st of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:26 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 12:21Running 1 7:51v median +1:29
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 7:02v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 7:16v median +1:28
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 7:44v median +1:52
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:56v median +1:59
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 7:47v median +1:52
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 7:49v median +1:54
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 8:00v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.