The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:10 at Birmingham 2026 put Tracy Brown & Lisa Cuthbertson 308th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:34, was faster than 86% 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 10:10Running 1 5:23v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:47v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:55v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:58v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:57v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:58v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:10v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:14v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 833
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 833 women's teams who finished.