The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rhian Hayes & Rachel Evans crossed the line in 1:23:20: 559th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:39Running 1 5:36v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:01v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:18v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:25v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 5:32v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.