The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth Thomas & Caroline Norton finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:08:20 for 50th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:23 quicker than the median and 94th of 1,155. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 89% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 1,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:12v median −1:18
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:49v median −1:24
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:02v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 5:14v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:07v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:14v median −1:23
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 5:13v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:46v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1147
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,147 women's teams who finished.