The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelsey Charnock & Charlotte Ellis finished 1,019th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:13.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:31 better against the middle of the field 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 15:54Running 1 11:10v median +4:43
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 6:34v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:51v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 6:50v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:58v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:56v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 7:00v median +1:04
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 7:00v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.