The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hayley Plant & Lucy naylor finished 677th of 680 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:11:33.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:40, behind 99% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,089 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:24Running 1 9:33v median +3:11
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 8:39v median +3:04
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 8:47v median +2:59
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Block 04 16:14Running 4 9:12v median +3:20
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Block 05 15:17Running 5 9:34v median +3:37
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Block 06 13:10Running 6 10:59v median +5:04
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Block 07 17:09Running 7 9:35v median +3:40
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 10:12v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:40
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.