The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:29 at Birmingham 2026 put Emily Pope & Harriet Donald 1,095th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:46, behind 91% of the field.
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 15:06Running 1 10:09v median +3:42
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:26v median +0:51
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Block 03 14:34Running 3 10:13v median +4:25
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 7:00v median +1:09
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 7:13v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:47v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 7:07v median +1:11
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 6:58v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.