The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Brown & Louise Macadam finished 1,235th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:08:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:50. The race faded late: the second half went 11:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:07 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,085 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:01Running 1 7:41v median +1:14
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 7:45v median +2:10
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Block 03 14:24Running 3 8:12v median +2:24
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Block 04 16:31Running 4 9:03v median +3:12
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Block 05 14:21Running 5 8:04v median +2:09
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Block 06 10:04Running 6 8:00v median +2:05
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Block 07 15:47Running 7 8:05v median +2:09
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Block 08 25:18Running 8 8:55v median +2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.