The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kate Harrington & Lorna Emson finished 84th of 301 women's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:03, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 176 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:00v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:20v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:19v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:24v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:21v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:24v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.