The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for claire buchanan & leigh hay at Manchester 2026: 1:11:27, 111th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:04, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a slow day in Manchester. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:34v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:03v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:13v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:10v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:14v median −1:26
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:15v median −1:22
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:16v median −1:21
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Block 08 7:37Running 8 4:12v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:04
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.