The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Laura Fahy & Louise Tweedie crossed the line in 1:13:37: 188th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,085 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:20v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:25v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:59v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 5:01v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:50v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:39v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:34v median −1:22
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:25v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.