The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Grace Baker & Alice Parslow crossed the line in 1:18:17: 355th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 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 11:07Running 1 6:14v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:11v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:14v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:10v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:09v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:04v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:56v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:53v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.