The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Katie Nicolson & Lucia Doyle crossed the line in 1:22:23: 521st of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:18 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:45Running 1 5:57v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:03v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:10v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:07v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:18v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:07v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:10v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:14v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.