The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Jessica Worthington & Abby Spencer crossed the line in 1:17:53: 339th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:02Running 1 6:04v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:58v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:09v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:04v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:58v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:59v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:57v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:57v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.