The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Emma Shaw & Orla Cosgrove crossed the line in 1:18:52: 376th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations.
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 10:25Running 1 5:36v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:57v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:59v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:58v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:01v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:02v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:14v median −0:42
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:11v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.