The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Grace Anne O Donnell & Rebecca Marie Kiernan crossed the line in 1:13:32: 155th 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. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:13, ahead of 91% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:56 more than the average race this season, going by 1,073 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:30v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:02v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:36v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:33v median −1:00
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:28v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:26v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:34v median −1:03
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Block 08 7:52Running 8 4:15v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.