The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sara Backhouse & Anna Marsden crossed the line in 1:16:58: 300th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 61st of 1,246. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 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 10:10Running 1 5:55v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:20v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:37v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:40v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:46v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:29v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:35v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 5:27v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.