The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Victoria Thompson & Sally Ballantyne at Manchester 2026: 1:09:13, 66th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:45, ahead of 98% 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 7:28Running 1 3:11v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:25v median −1:48
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:35v median −1:54
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:43v median −1:50
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:04v median −1:36
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:14v median −1:23
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 6:27v median −0:10
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 4:12v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:45
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.