The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Laura Ellison & Samantha Newton at Birmingham 2026: 1:11:06, 123rd of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 52% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 93% 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 9:52Running 1 4:54v median −1:33
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:14v median −1:21
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:17v median −1:31
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:21v median −1:30
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:24v median −1:31
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:24v median −1:31
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:27v median −1:29
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Block 08 4:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15