The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Emma Hamilton & Steph Hamilton crossed the line in 1:21:46: 497th of 1,246 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:11Running 1 6:07v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:47v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:06v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:08v median −0:43
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:13v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:05v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 5:18v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:29v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.