The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alexandra Hill & Saskia Geddes at Birmingham 2026: 57:19, 5th of 301 women's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:22 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:00, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:07 faster than the average race this season, by 176 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 4:03v median −1:19
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:30v median −1:10
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Block 03 6:47Running 3 3:42v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:10Running 4 3:37v median −1:07
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:37v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:39v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:08Running 7 3:43v median −1:03
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 3:43v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 87
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 87 women's teams who finished.