The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Hannah Shields & Sarah Shields crossed the line in 1:21:43: 496th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 190th of 1,246. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:39 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 10:10Running 1 5:11v median −1:16
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:03v median −0:32
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Block 03 13:58Running 3 9:32v median +3:44
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:24v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:32v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:20v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:54v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:53v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.