The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Maisy Bowen & Ella Bowen crossed the line in 1:19:42: 410th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:45 on the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:39Running 1 5:50v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:57v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:08v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:12v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:12v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:25v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:15v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.