The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Francesca Dodds & Claire Coyle crossed the line in 1:17:37: 284th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:19, was faster than 88% 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 8:47Running 1 3:59v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:35v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:50v median −0:39
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:45v median −0:48
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:47v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:54v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:59v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:53v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
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.