The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Evie Saunders & Grace Jordan crossed the line in 1:22:08: 509th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 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 11:36Running 1 6:52v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:44v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:54v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:42v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:38v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:42v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:44v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:33v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.