The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Chloe Bennett & Stephanie Riddell crossed the line in 1:24:12: 600th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:23. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 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 10:52Running 1 6:02v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:07v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:16v median −0:35
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:59v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:24v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:22v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 5:15v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.