The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Zoe Higgins & Shannon Adey crossed the line in 1:23:27: 561st of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse 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 11:19Running 1 6:16v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:16v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:28v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:31v median −0:20
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:35v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:33v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.