The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pippa Staffer & Elaine Hickman finished 679th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 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 12:16Running 1 7:25v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 6:07v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 6:07v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 6:07v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:00v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:52v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:01v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:02v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.