The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fatema Begum & Sophina Zaman finished 392nd of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:15, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:30, ahead of 88% 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 10:08Running 1 5:27v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:57v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:04v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 4:59v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:05v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:17v median −0:38
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:34v median +0:38
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:22v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.