The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:49 at Manchester 2026 put Ellie Armer & Tilly Smith 329th of 1,155 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:46Running 1 4:06v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:40v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:39v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:43v median −0:50
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:11v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:47v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:42v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 4:31v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.