The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, Marie Clarke & Ali Floyd crossed the line in 1:18:14: 306th of 1,155 women's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 6:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 93% 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 8:10Running 1 3:58v median −0:32
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 8:40v median +2:27
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 8:33v median +2:04
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:23v median −1:10
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:37v median −1:03
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:37v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:35v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:36v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
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.