The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abigail McDonald & Kennedy Wallace finished 657th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:54:46.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:20 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:51Running 1 9:21v median +2:59
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 8:39v median +3:04
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 9:19v median +3:31
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 9:29v median +3:37
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Block 05 13:59Running 5 9:18v median +3:21
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Block 06 11:53Running 6 9:35v median +3:40
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 9:38v median +3:43
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 9:23v median +3:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.