The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellizabeth Steven & Katharine Dew finished 731st of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:08 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 11:15Running 1 5:59v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:12v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:29v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:40v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:37v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:38v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:19v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.