The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katie Wood & Joanne Perry finished 999th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:35.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:07. A harder second half: 1:13 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 12:48Running 1 7:42v median +1:15
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:34v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:50v median +1:02
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 7:04v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:13v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 7:18v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 7:23v median +1:27
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 7:00v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.