The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:06 at Birmingham 2026 put Michelle Patel & Rowena Sharpe 622nd of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:05, 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 11:59Running 1 7:20v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:32v median +0:57
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 6:42v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 7:10v median +1:18
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Block 05 15:48Running 5 10:37v median +4:40
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 7:22v median +1:27
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 7:39v median +1:44
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 8:18v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.