The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Laura Rowe & Alexandra Cook crossed the line in 1:16:42: 286th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:22Running 1 5:44v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:11v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:18v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:16v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:22v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 5:17v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:05v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.