The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:00 at Birmingham 2026 put Megan Rix & Verity Ironmonger 893rd of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:38Running 1 7:01v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:57v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 6:26v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 6:24v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:22v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 7:24v median +1:29
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 7:04v median +1:08
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 7:14v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.