The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alisha Hardwick & Olivia Wright finished in the top 10% of the field at Manchester 2026, in 1:09:34 for 68th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:57, ahead of 95% 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 7:51Running 1 3:28v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:43v median −1:30
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:56v median −1:33
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:02v median −1:31
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:05v median −1:35
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 5:02v median −1:35
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:05v median −1:32
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:00v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.