The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:14 at Birmingham 2026 put Emily-Jo Ward & Leah Nolan 989th of 1,246 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:31.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:32Running 1 6:39v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:15v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 6:40v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 7:01v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:35v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 7:09v median +1:14
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 7:19v median +1:23
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 7:04v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.