The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Mia Derbyshire & Lauren Osborne crossed the line in 1:13:14: 145th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:05, ahead of 93% of the field.
Manchester ran slow: the 1,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:49v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:08v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:21v median −1:08
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:18v median −1:15
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:23v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:22v median −1:15
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:34v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:21v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
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.